Bar Is Open!

As you may have noticed we have been missing from our blog over the past couple of months. I promise it was for a very good reason. We have been hammering, nailing, painting, staining, hanging, cleaning, planning and there was a bit of swearing thrown in there too. Jeff and Mike suddenly turned into Bob and Norm from This Old House. It was touch and go there for a while but we were one step away from becoming the New Yankee Workshop. We learned a lot along the way like a Certificate of Occupancy is an essential (who knew?) and that ceiling tiles suddenly became the topic of every conversation we had. There really is only so much you can say about ceiling tiles!

After many weeks of preparation and hard work when all was said and done we finally have ourselves a Sort This Out Cellars Tasting Room. Yes, you read correctly an actual Tasting Room for you to come and taste wine. It is located in the heart of the Santa Barbara County Wine Country in Buellton, California. A convenient stop between the Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Rita Hills AVA just off Hwy 101 near Pea Soup Andersen's Restaurant, open daily 10-5:30.

Join us for our "Official" Grand Opening Weekend on Friday & Saturday July 11-12, 10am-6pm. Stop by for the festivities and taste our newest release 2005 Money Plays Merlot Rollers Reserve. We also have great new Sort This Out Cellars merchandise including tee shirts, tank tops, coasters, wine openers and more! The weekend kicks off on Friday, July 11th at noon with the City of Buellton Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. We have lots of other special top secret surprises planned for the weekend too. You'll just have to stop by and see for yourself!

All of this wouldn't be possible without the help and support of all our friends and family. I would like to send a couple of special "shout outs" (I'm not sure if I'm too old to get away with using the term "shout out" but, I'm going to anyway!) to Allison and Cynthia, Mike's girls, for being such great and patient helpers on those long nights. Also, a special thanks to my friend, and expert interior designer, Jen for helping us pick out the perfect paint colors. Thanks to Lindsay for doing killer mock up concept drawings of the tasting room. (She knows I am not a visual person!) Last but not least a BIG thank you to my friend Becke for helping me to clean and stain the concrete floor on the hottest day in recorded Buellton history. 113 degrees is ridiculous! She truly deserves some kind of friendship medal.

Jeff, Mike, Gary and I hope you will stop by and visit us soon!
Sort This Out Cellars Tasting Room - 593 Avenue of the Flags, #105 - Buellton, California 93427.

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