The 2020 Vintage Growing Season – A Santa Barbara County Retrospective
Think back to 2020 . . . everything was just fine until mid-March when BAM!, the world shut down to prevent the... Read More
Ten Years Gone – A 2013 Vintage Retrospective
Think back to 2013 . . . Barak Obama was sworn in for his second term in office, Edward Snowden leaked highly... Read More
The 2017 Vintage Growing Season – A Santa Barbara County Retrospective
Think back to 2017 . . . Trump took office, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle got engaged, and Bruno Mars took the... Read More
SAMsARA Named Wine & Spirits Magazine Top 100 Winery
We’re very pleased to share that we’ve been selected as one of the Top 100 Wineries of 2022 by Wine & Spirits Magazine.... Read More
What to Sip at Santa Barbara Vintners Festival 2022
by Matt Kettmann Originally Published in the Santa Barbara Independent 38th Annual Tasting Returns to Solvang After Two-Year COVID Hiatus Santa Barbara... Read More
Pandemic Silver Linings
As life starts to move forward and the world begins to cautiously open up after the unprecedented circumstances created by the COVID-19... Read More
SAMsARA puts Pinot Noir and Cool Climate Chardonnay on the Map and in a Glass
Dave and Joan Szkutak, owners of SAMsARA Wine Co. in Santa Barbara, California, were “blown away” when they first tasted wines from... Read More
The Wine Write – A Chat With Matt Brady of SAMsARA Wine Co.
We're happy to talk about all that and the future of SAMsARA this week, while also taking a glance back at the still budding career of winemaker Matt Brady.
The 2015 Vintage Growing Season – A Santa Barbara County Retrospective
As we get ready to release our 2015 vintage wines, let’s take a few moments to recall what the year in the... Read More
SAMsARA Travels to Biarritz, France
In September, our 2015 Santa Barbara County syrah traveled to Southwest France for a fun, family-style tasting. We hope you enjoy the... Read More
The Story Behind OM & LOTUS Limited Release Wines
“The year began with lunch” In the now famous, and somewhat revered book “A Year in Provence” by Peter Mayle, the story... Read More