Don’t Miss... Celebrate Independence Day with VALLEY PIGGERY ’s Fourth of July whole hog roast (tickets: $22, available at refugioranch.com) at the Refugio Ranch tasting room in Los Olivos. Along with the signature mouth-watering roasted pork, Valley Piggery’s Jake Francis is preparing all the fixin’s, including corn bread, tomato watermelon salad, Southern baked beans, braised greens, and more. In addition to the delectable eats, take advantage of wine specials while enjoying the DJ spinning classics on vinyl. M A D D I E C U T T L E R The Four Seasons Resort Biltmore,
805-969-2261, fourseasons.com/ santabarbara, is hosting RED,
WHITE, AND BREW —a special
tasting celebration (tickets: $65) on July 22 from 6 to 9 pm to commemorate America’s anniversary month. Teaming up with local microbreweries, the hotel is offering a selection of handcrafted beers paired with savory barbecue. B . N .
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Nab your tickets (from $550) for the 31st annual CENTRAL COAST WINE CLASSIC , centralcoastwine classic.org, which now includes venues spanning Santa Barbara to San Simeon. From August 10 to 14, guests can enjoy everything from barrel tastings and vineyard tours to winemaker dinners and a gala at Hearst Castle. Special events include auctions hosted by Bay Area culinary icon Narsai David and Central Coast Wine Classic founder and foundation chairman Archie McLaren. Celebrating the “overt and esoteric details regarding fine wine, fine cuisine, and their symbiotic relationship” as well as “profoundly moving beneficiary ceremonies in the fall,” says McLaren, the Central Coast Wine Classic Foundation is one of the top 10 charity wine auctions in the United States and has granted more than $2.5 million to nonprofit organizations since its inception in 2004. C O U R T N E Y J O N E S