Jalama Beach Cafe Winemaker Dinner featuring the wines, wisdom & wit of local grower & wine maker Pete Cargasacchi Wednesday March 21st & Thursday March 22nd, from 4:00 p.m.- closing Wine Only...$15.00 per person Wine with food pairing...$29.00 per person           '05 Point Conception Pinot Grigio.  All the fruit from this wine came from the famous Cargasacchi-Jalama Vineyard.  This vineyard is the very unique in that it is the one of the closest vineyards in all of Santa Barbara County (if not the closest) to the ocean.  This pinot grigio was made a little differently than most.  It was destemed and then crushed, allowing the skins to soak in the juice longer. The result is the beautiful salmon color (when Pinot Grigio ripens, the skins actually begin to turn red).  The wine Exhibits aromatic floral notes combined with hints of melon.  On the palate its finishes with citrus, and is of coarse, bone dry… Food pairing...Skewered & spicy Jamaican Jerk Shrimp with mango chutney sauce on the side.. ’04 Point Conception Chardonnay.  The fruit from this crisp refreshing chardonnay came from the Sierra Madre vineyard.  This is what you would call a “no oak” chardonnay, meaning the wine was fermented in stainless steel.  The result is a very clean crisp wine with flavors of apple, citrus and pineapple.  It is a fantastic food wine and goes well with most anything. Food pairing...skewered Coconut battered shrimp, sweet chili sauce on the side. ’05 Point Conception Cargasacchi-Jalama Vineyard Pinot Noir This is what great Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir is all about.  The wine is an elegant garnet color, with notes of red fruit, earth, and spice on the nose.  On the Palate, all those flavors and more come together to form a deeply flavored, very complex Burgundian style wine. Food pairing...Lamb sirloin with port wine demi glaze topped with balsamic glazed portobello mushroom on a french bread crouton. '05 Point Conception Cuvee Jalama Syrah  The fruit from this wine came from two fantastic vineyards: the Moss Hill vineyard in Templeton, and the Larner vineyard in Ballard Canyon .  The wine is dark in color (Larner will do that…) with loads of black-berry fruits encompassed with meaty tones and spice.  It’s a big wine that evolves as you swirl it in the glass. Food pairing...lamb sirloin with mint infused blackberry bordelaise on a french bread crouton topped with sauteed savory portobello mushroom slices.