Richard Sanford to speak at SpiritLand's BYOB Wine & Dine

SpiritLand Bistro's BYOB Wine & Dine events take place the last Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm at 230 East Victoria Street, Santa Barbara. Enjoy an evening of food, wine tasting and sharing, in a social and energizing atmosphere. SpiritLand will pair a gourmet organic four-course meal with the wine theme of the month.

For this month's event, the evening of August 26^th, the "theme" will be Pinot. Well, actually three Pinots....Gris, Grigio and Blanc. Richard Sanford from Alma Rosa will be the featured presenter and will give some background on the wine theme and food pairing between courses.

Be prepared to bring a nice bottle of wine (no corkage fee) to share with everyone else during the first 45 minutes, complemented by the cheese course from C'est Cheese. Getting a small taste of many wines side-by-side is a unique opportunity and makes for great mingling.

Attendees sit at large tables to encourage interaction. Additional bottles may be brought (no corkage) or purchased (10% discount every Wednesday of the month), to share with the table.

First course
Assorted gourmet cheeses
Second course
Crab Cakes on a bed of radish slaw
Third course
Nut-Crusted Sea bass in a lemon-caper sauce with summer vegetables & potato gratin
(Vegetarian Option Available)
Fourth course
Chilled Melon Soup

Cost is only $45 including tax and tip. Since seating is limited, advance reservations by credit card are required - 966-7759.