Grab Tix: "Artiste" Wine Tasting Comes to Laguna
Sun, March 9th at Mozambique
Yesterday (Monday) in my “Best of Laguna Beach” radio show at KXFM 104.7, Ruben Flores and I interviewed the Founder of Artiste Wines out of Santa Ynez in Northern Santa Barbara County. Bion Rice, the founder of this truly lovely wine, is a 5th generation winemaker after his great-great-great grandfather first got into the industry in Napa Valley in the 1890s.
As we announced in yesterday’s radio show …
Bion and his Artiste collection of wines is coming to Laguna Beach for a V.I.P. wine tasting event on Sunday, March 9th. It takes place in the first level “Parrot Room” at Mozambique between noon and 3:00.
Tickets are just $50. I don’t think there will be many event tickets available after this week. This is NOT going to be a massively large event - it’s truly numerous tastings of Artiste wines, and one-on-one wine discussion and food pairings with one of the most unique wine brands I’ve ever known.
REPLAY: Here’s yesterday’s interview of Artiste Wines Founder Bion Rice and why he chose Laguna Beach for this event
Interview breakdown:
Bion talks about growing up in a grape growing/winemaking family (Comparatively, Ruben and I talk about our first wine drinking experiences. NOT the same.) He mentions his family’s vineyard and the 1994 moment when he turned his attention away from being an elementary school teacher to actually walking the path of a 5th generation wine maker.
We discuss the 200+ “boutique” wineries in Santa Barbara and why the growth was so expansive from the time of his family’s “Sunstone” creation, the 21st winery in the region. Bion then shares the actions he took to eventually own his own winery, “Artiste.com.”
The very unusual uniqueness of Artiste wines
Bion shares his enduring love of Impressonist art and how he’s so uniquely emulated that philosophy into his wines. This is quite an amazing story!
And then we announce the big Artiste event that Ruben dreamed up … and why
We offer all the details about the first-ever Artiste.com wine tasting event in Laguna Beach. Grab your $50 tickets for Sunday, March 9th from noon to 3:00 p.m. for this VIP event (just 60ish attendees to keep it awesome).
Bion’s REAL reasons for coming to the art gallery mecca of Laguna Beach
In his closing, Bion is looking to expand his artist-driven labels specifically with Laguna Beach artists. Listen in as he introduces his ideas.
Then we did a LIVE ticket offer - listener Lisa R. was the first person to respond (in 41 seconds!) and received 2 complimentary tickets to the “Laguna Beach Sips.” Go Lisa!
A wine education is never wasted as long as you’re alive. It’s always a growing process. - Ruben Flores
Ruben and I talked about sharing great wines with friends, and why those moments are so much more valuable. So, please …
Ruben and I then moved into OTHER news (same radio show) - our latest and breaking news on …
Piatti’s plan for their Ocean Avenue opening this spring
Pinafini’s grand opening last night
The Harvest restaurant at The Ranch - we all piled in there for Ruben’s birthday last week.
Our comments and concerns on the latest Promenade renovation concept, the half block pedestrian mall on the front of Forest Avenue.
To hear this portion of the radio show, just click: