Steph C.
Yelp
My husband Matt B. and I both worked most of Memorial Day weekend, so the day after, we treated ourselves to a luxurious little break at the Folded Hills tasting room. It felt illicit on a couple levels--we were drinking at 3:30 on a Tuesday when we'd barely gone out at all over the last year.
This tasting room is a relatively new addition to Coast Village Road (pre-pandemic, I think, but maybe just barely), and we got curious when we drove by, as it was so close to us and we thought it would be fun to drink wine outside. The patio set-up was great, relaxing and breezy, and service was solid. The woman helping us gave a good amount of background on the winery and specific wines as she poured our flights.
Each tasting was $25 (one fee would've been waived with the purchase of three bottles, with most bottles in the $25 to $50 range) and included five decent splashes of wine: the 2020 Lilly Rose, the 2018 Grant Grenache, the 2018 August Red, and the 2018 Adolphus Syrah, with an extra pour of our choice. I liked everything, but my favorite was the grenache, which was actually cheaper than the other reds, so I got another splash of that one.
We also had a little snack, the Cailloux cheese charcuterie box, which came with three cheeses, salami, Castelvetrano olives, Marcona almonds, and crackers. I wouldn't recommend this, honestly. It wasn't terrible, but it was $20 and had the presentation and borderline staleness of an airplane meat and cheese box.
In any case, this was a lovely mid-day outing, one I'd be happy to repeat. If you're looking to drink some wine on a nice patio in Montecito, I'd recommend a visit to the Folded Hills tasting room.