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Wildwood
Kitchen

TASTE

Global Gardens

Central
Coast

BROWSE
The Mill

Incorporating a feed mill that dates to 1904, this Santa Barbara complex has been reincarnated
as a culinary and design marketplace. Dine on barbecue from family recipes and locally sourced
seafood at the Wildwood Kitchen. Third Window Brewery boldly aims to "create the greatest
beer in the world," and you can be the judge while trying its Walkabout, a chocolate-orange stout.
Discover local wines in a contemporary tasting room with beautiful woodwork at Potek Winery,
or shop for unique home décor items produced by local artisans at Millworks. themillsb.com

Santa Maria Valley
Wine Trolley

Santa Maria
Wine Trolley

With stops at three tasting
rooms and in Old Town
Orcutt, this old-fashioned,
28-passenger trolley offers
a car-free way to explore
one of California's leading
wine regions. Take in the
dramatic, contemporary
tasting room at Presqu'ile
Winery. Then, in Orcutt, enjoy classic Santa Maria-style barbecue at the Far Western Tavern and the sweet temptations at
Doc Burnstein's Ice Cream Lab. Tip: Buy your ticket in advance
to save eight bucks. santamariavalley.com/winetrolley

Gondola Paradiso

BREATHE

Carmel-by-the-Sea
Where better to recharge than the
beachside fairy-tale town of Carmel?
Mindful-by-the-Sea retreats cover the
basics of mindfulness, helping guests
to develop on-demand relaxation tips
and grow emotional intelligence over
three days. Outside of the retreat,
luxury resort Bernardus Lodge and
Spa features year-round wellness programs, from guided hikes along the
bluffs and Starlit Yoga workshops to
"garden-to-soul" spa treatments that
use estate-grown lavender. carmel
california.com; bernarduslodge.com

CRUISE

Gondola Paradiso
You don't have to travel all the way to Italy for Venetian-style
romance. Instead, take a gondola ride through Oxnard's Channel Islands Harbor with Gondola Paradiso. Clad in a traditional
striped shirt and straw hat, your gondolier certainly looks
the part as he gently coaxes the gondola through the harbor
during the 50-minute ride. Bring a bottle of wine for a toast
as you glide past Coral Island and go under a
glowing, arched span that resembles an Old
World bridge. gondolaparadiso.com

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Global
Gardens
Olive Oil

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GROOM, CAMERON LANCASTER, DANIEL HENNESSEY, COURTESY OF SANTA MARIA VALLEY WINE TROLLEY

TOUR

When it comes
to olive oil, Theo
Stephan is a true
believer. She's
also the owner of
Global Gardens, a
gourmet Los Olivos
farm stand where
you can sample her
extra-virgin olive
oils and natural
fruit-infused
vinegars. Stephan's
grandmother used
olive oil in just
about everything-
from a walnut cake
to a stomachache
remedy. You can
also pick up a
host of recipes
that incorporate
Stephan's vinegars
and the olive oils
she has pressed
for nearly 20 years.
globalgardens
online.com

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