Celebrate the moonlight grape harvest by indulging in five West Coast wines with seasonal bites at Blackbird restaurant at Hotel Californian Santa Barbara. Photo Courtesy of Hotel Californian.

A talented foursome connects past with present, playing Beethoven’s String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6 and Caroline Shaw’s Blueprint, at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara. Photo Courtesy of Marleen Annema.

Vega Vineyard & Farm, Buellton. Makers pour sips from 50-plus wineries, and more than 30 food purveyors dish up their finest fare at what is the largest tasting in Santa Barbara County. Photo Courtesy of Santa Barbara Vintners.