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| Oreana Winery and Tasting Room | Santa Barbara, CA 93101 |
www.oreanawinery.com/
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205 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 962-5857 Fax : 805 435-1466 Email: christina@oreanawinery.com
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The Old Bob Woolever’s Tire Shop was vacant and abandoned, looking like a sad scar in the downtown “Funk Zone.” Christian Garvin swung by one night on the way to dinner and thought the space looked mighty enticing. After a dinner drink or two, he returned to the old shop and sat in the parking lot for about an hour. With Santa Barbara Winery right across the street and Craig Jaffurs just around the corner, it seemed ideal. A phone call to a few friends filled the place up quicker than you can say “rotate the tires,” and Cellar 205 was born (now Oreana Winery). The tire shop had some great winemaking attributes including lots of electric power concrete floors and a brick structure that is ideal for climate control and barrel storage. Nearly six years later Oreana Winery is known for two things - great wines and fabulous parties. From small batches of Pinot Noir to our sizeable Red Table Wine, Oreana has a wine for everyone. Current production is about 10,000 cases but some lots are as small as 20 cases. Our award winning Pinot program and Sparkling wines continue to generate rave reviews from Wine Spectator, the Wall Street Journal and Wine Enthusiast. We are never too busy to have a good time and all that time spent listening to the grape press and waiting for wine to age gives us lots of opportunities to come up with weird ideas for parties. Previous celebrations have included: Cinema in the Cellar featuring Jaws & King Kong, an Evening of Sea Shanty talent show, The Beaver Moon Harvest Party, the annual RocktoberFest concert series, Weiners & Wine Hot Dog extravaganza, and one time when a guy just played the bagpipes. It was standing room only… | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winemaker Christian Garvin
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graduated UCSB in 1996 and was quickly disappointed to discover that demand was "soft" for Communications majors with minors in Sports Facilities Management. Having worked in restaurants since his early days in New York, Christian jumped at the chance to join his college pal who was working at the Fess Parker Winery in Los Olivos. After a raucous harvest spent living in a trailer with two other cellar rats and a vineyard dog, the future was set. He teamed with the Assistant Winemaker and together they launched the Kahn Winery, known for mind-blowing Syrah and a joint venture with the Frank Sinatra Foundation called "Cab Frank." After seven years he was looking for a new challenge that presented itself in the form of an abandoned tire shop in downtown Santa Barbara. Today he produces the Oreana label, devoted to Pinot Noir, Syrah and micro-batches of Sparkling Wine, at what was once called Cellar 205 and is now Oreana Winery and Marketplace. Mr. Garvin is also a frequent contributor to Barron's, writing on the subject of investing in wine, automobiles and luxury goods, despite owning none himself. And is the author of the upcoming book “A Field Guide to Buying and Drinking Beer in Santa Barbara County.” | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Red
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2007 Pinot Noir
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Regular as of 02/01 |
Order Direct Online Phone: (805) 962-5857 Fax: (805).435-1466 Tasting Room Open Info & Map Santa Barbara, CA |
Red
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2007 Oreana Syrah
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Regular as of 02/01 |
Order Direct Online Phone: (805) 962-5857 Fax: (805).435-1466 Tasting Room Open Info & Map Santa Barbara, CA |
Red
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NV 2006 Oreana Red Table Wine
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Regular 110 a case as of 02/01 |
Order Direct Online Phone: (805) 962-5857 Fax: (805).435-1466 Tasting Room Open Info & Map Santa Barbara, CA |
Rosé
Sparkling Wine
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2007 Blanc de Noirs
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Regular as of 02/01 |
Order Direct Online Phone: (805) 962-5857 Fax: (805).435-1466 Tasting Room Open Info & Map Santa Barbara, CA |
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