‘World of Pinot Noir’ Wine aficionados to gather at Ritz-Carlton Bacara in Goleta

By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Featuring the wines of more than 200 premier pinot noir producers from around the globe, “The World of Pinot Noir” is returning March 2-4 to the RitzCarlton Bacara.

This year’s event in Goleta will include two Grand Tastings and an array of seminars, parties and wine-pairing dinners from the world’s most innovative chefs.

Guests will have the opportunity to meet winemakers, learn more about pinot noir and taste thousands of wines from Argentina, Australia, Burgundy, Chile, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa Valley, New Zealand, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, Sonoma, Willamette Valley and more.

Special events include Grand Tastings from 3:30 to 6 p.m. March 3 and 4 in the Ritz-Carlton Bacara’s Grand Ballroom, where guests can chat with winemakers, compare regional characteristics and find new favorites. They will also be able to bid on virtual silent auction lots, check the bidding from the apps on their phones and nibble on fresh, local and seasonal wine country bites from the Ritz-Carlton Bacara culinary team. The Brewer-Clifton and Giant Steps Tasting will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. March 3. Wine Enthusiast’s Winemaker of the Year Greg Brewer of BrewerClifton and Wine & Spirits’ Top 100 Winery Giant Steps will explore the parallels between Sta. Rita Hills in California and the Yarra Valley in southern Australia. Wineries in both areas produce highly acclaimed, cool-climate pinot noir from half a globe apart. Led by Ray Isle, executive wine editor of Food & Wine magazine, guests will taste single-vineyard wines from the 2020 vintage from each winery, side-by-side, along with their just-released 2021 vintage of their appellation-specific wines. An all-star array of pinot noirs from the Willamette Valley, Russian River, Sonoma Coast, Monterey and Santa Rita Hills — all in one dynamic nosh-around tasting — will be featured at the Pinot Party Luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. March 4. Included will be rosé tasting, oyster shucking, vino and vinyl, spinning a record and lounging in oversized bean bag chairs while sipping on the new favorite pinot noir, taking part in the Pinot and Play station, snapping pictures in the photo booth and eating Santa Maria-style

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The Santa Barbara International Film Festival concludes with fi lms throughout today. The closing movie, “I Like Movies,” will screen at 8 tonight at the Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. For more information, see sbiff.org.

The calendar appears Mondays through Saturdays in the “Life & the Arts” section. Items are welcome. Please email them a full week before the event to Managing Editor Dave Mason at dmason@newspress.com.

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10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Entangled: Responding to Environmental Crisis,” runs through March 25 at the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art. The museum is open from 10 a.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. It’s closed on Sundays and college holidays. For more information, call 805-565-6162 or visit westmont.edu/museum.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Interlopings: Colors in the Warp and Weft of Ecological Entanglements” is an exhibit that runs through March 12 at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The exhibit features weavings dyed with pigments from non-native plants on Santa Cruz Island. The weavings were created by artists Helen Svensson and Lisa Jevbratt. For more information, see sbbotanicgarden.org.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Coast artist and London native Annie Hoffman’s exhibit “Seeing Ourselves in Colour” will be displayed through Feb. 28 at Gallery Los Olivos, 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. For more information, visit anniehoffmann. com.

10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. “The Search for the Modern West,” an exhibit, continues through Feb. 20 at Sullivan Goss: An American Gallery, 11 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. For more information, see sullivangoss.com or call the gallery at 805-730-1460.

Noon to 5 p.m. “Clarence Mattei: Portrait of a Community” is on view now through May at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, which is located in downtown Santa Barbara at 136 E. De la Guerra St. Admission is free. Hours are currently from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays and from noon to 7 p.m. Thursdays. For more information, visit www.sbhistorical. org.

2:30 p.m. A free 90-minute macrame workshop will take place at the Santa Maria Library’s Learning Loft, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria. For more information, call the library’s information desk at 805925-0994.

3 and 7 p.m. The Alcazar Theatre and Ensemble will perform “Now and Then.” “Now and Then” is a romantic drama/comedy about love, following your dreams and the costs of personal decisions. Tickets cost $20 for general admission and $15 for seniors and students. To purchase, go to www.thealcazar.org.

7 p.m. “The River Bride” will be presented by PCPA (Pacific Conservatory Theatre) in Santa Maria. The play is being performed at the Severson Theatre at Allan Hancock College, 870 S. Bradley Road. Tickets are $49. To purchase, visit www.pcpa.org or call the box office at 805-922-8313.

7 to 9 p.m. The Nicole Lvoff Jazz Trio will perform at Crush Bar & Tap, 1129 A State St., Santa Barbara. There’s no cover. For more information, go to crushbarsb.com.

7:30 p.m. The Santa Barbara Symphony will perform at The Granada, 1214 State St. Performers include Grammy-winning jazz saxophonist Ted Nash, the Josh Nelson Trio and the symphony’s principal pianist, Natasha Kislenko. The works are the world premiere of Mr. Nash’s extensive orchestrations of “Transformation for Symphony Orchestra and Narrator,” Ravel’s “Bolero,” Richard Strauss’ “Death

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