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Dec 21, 2020 In: Wine 101 Food & Dining Entertainment
Announcing Virtual Custom Wine Tastings
After receiving great feedback on our Zoom Futures tastings, we have decided to continue with an expanded virtual tasting program year-round. While we cannot 100% replicate the experience of visiting our property in Los Olivos, we have designed a personally curated tasting program that brings the images of our vineyards and winery into your home.

Sep 1, 2020 In: Wine 101 Food & Dining Entertainment
Futures Begins: Experience our Futures Program at Home
Every fall for the last decade and a half, we have opened our cellar doors for a rare opportunity to taste a limited selection of our small production red wines still aging in oak barrels during our annual Futures program. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have decided to change the Futures tasting program. This year, the six Futures wines will be available in a tasting kit which can be delivered to the 35 states where we currently ship.

Jul 3, 2020 In: Wine 101 Food & Dining Entertainment
Tasting Room Reopening
We are very excited to announce the reopening of our tasting room on July 10, 2020! In order to provide a safe and excellent experience, we will be accepting customers by reservation only and asking guests to follow our tasting room and gazebo rules while visiting our estate.

May 1, 2020 In: Wine 101 Entertainment
Just Added: Biodynamic Calendar Symbol
The Biodynamic Calendar allows farmers to proactively focus their work on the part of the plant that is most responsive on a day to day basis. The calendar breaks down each day as a fruit, flower, leaf, or root day, the four main components of a plant. We have added a symbol to the top of our website to easily show you the type of day.

Apr 15, 2020 In: Press Entertainment
Food & Wine Includes Our Grenache for Earth Day
We’re excited to share that Food & Wine just included our 2017 PMV Grenache in their recommendations for the top 10 wines to drink from eco-friendly and sustainable wineries this Earth Day.

Mar 18, 2020 In: Wine 101 Entertainment
Updated Vineyard Maps
Beckmen Vineyards consists of two separate vineyards with dramatically different soils and climates. We have created two maps of each of our vineyards to help our customers better understand how our wines were crafted. One version of the maps shows the various plantings of varietal clones and rootstocks, the other version lists the final wine the grapes are sourced for. These maps were just updated in February 2020.

Apr 16, 2019 In: Press Food & Dining Entertainment
Honest Cooking: Wines Perfect for Every Type of Easter Dish
We were honored when Honest Cooking’s Annelise Mcauliffe tasted and reviewed our new release 2018 Purisima Mountain Vineyard Grenache Rosé for her Easter food and wine pairing article. Read on to discover which dish was paired with our rosé!

Mar 18, 2016 In: Press Entertainment
2016 Santa Barbara Wine Auction Breaks Records
Beckmen Vineyards was proud to be a returning sponsor of the Santa Barbara Vintners Foundation’s 2016 Santa Barbara Wine Auction, held at the stunning Bacara Resort & Spa on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Although the final number has not yet been tallied, the Auction surpassed the previous record of $1.1 million raised in 2014 for Direct Relief, an …

Aug 31, 2015 In: Entertainment
Wine Tasting in Los Olivos
Named after a ranch of 5,000 olive trees, Los Olivos is a historic and quaint town located just 45 minutes north of Santa Barbara in the acclaimed Santa Ynez Valley. Los Olivos was originally a stop on the stagecoach route that ran from San Francisco to San Diego, and grew in size when the Pacific …