LOS OLIVOS WINE MERCHANT & CAFÉ RECEIVES COVETED 2012 WINE SPECTATOR
BEST OF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE” FOR THE FIRST TIME
Los Olivos, Santa Barbara County, California— Sam and Shawnda
Marmorstein, owners of the Los Olivos Wine Merchant & Café, are thrilled
to announce that for the first time, the Café's wine list has been
honored with the coveted 2012 Wine Spectator Best of Award of
Excellence”— one of only 878 restaurants in the world that received this
coveted ‘two wine glass' award. In previous years, the Café has been
honored with the Award of Excellence” also known as the ‘one wine
glass.'
According to editors at Wine Spectator magazine, the Best of Award of
Excellence” is created to give special recognition to restaurants that
clearly exceed the requirements of the Award of Excellence. These lists
typically offer 400 or more selections, along with superior
presentation, and display either vintage depth, with several vertical
offerings of top wines, or excellent breadth across several wine
regions.” (In 2012 worldwide, there were only 2,842 restaurant winners
of the basic Award of Excellence also known as the one wine glass” and
75 winners of the highest Grand Award, the three wine glass.”)
Sam Marmorstein stated, We are very honored to receive this Best of
Award of Excellence ‘two wine glass' rating for our list. And it is
especially rewarding since the Café is only one out of only 34
restaurants that got the ‘two wine glass' award that also received the
"inexpensive wine pricing” designation. Wine pricing ratings are
determined by Wine Spectator judges, to describe the overall pricing of
the wine list, taking into account both the general markup of wines
offered and the number of wines at high and low price points.
Inexpensive lists” offer many bottles for less than $50, while also
employing a below-normal markup (generally considered to be 2 to 2.5
times the wholesale bottle price). For more information about the
awards, visit www.winespectator.com/group/show/id/about_the_awards and
www.winespectator.com/restaurants/show/source/search/id/8964
About: The Los Olivos Wine Merchant & Café was named one of the top 50
Most Notable Wine Lists in the USA” for 2011 by OpenTable.com Located
in the heart of Santa Barbara County's wine country at 2879 Grand Avenue
in downtown Los Olivos, the casual yet elegant Café (as seen in the
award-winning movie SIDEWAYS) serves fresh, local wine-friendly cuisine
for lunch and dinner daily from 11:30 AM to 9:00 PM. The Wine Merchant
features over 500 local and international vintages and is the exclusive
distributor of owner Sam Marmorstein's Bernat Wines. For more
information, call 805-688-7265 or visit www.LosOlivosCafe.com or
www.BuySantaBarbaraWine.com