Kings Carey Wines

04/18/2026

Where will be this spring and summer?🍷
🗓️ Wed, May 20: Kings Carey Wines pops up in Santa Monica! Details coming soon...

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📌 Wed, June 17: Kings Carey Takeover , (5-7pm)
Saddle up to The Tavern Bar at The Inn at Mattei’s Tavern, Auberge Collection, for a couple of hours of mixing and mingling with Kings Carey owner / winemaker, James Sparks. Two Kings Carey wines will be featured, each at $10 per glass, as well as a classic cocktail (of James’s choosing!), also featured at $10 per drink.
**No reservations necessary, open to all (including non-resort guests).**

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🍾 Sat. June 27: Good Boy & Friends 2026 @ François Ghebaly + Night Gallery Campus in the Arts District, (5pm, on)
Five years in. Bigger, badder, and better than ever.
Part wine festival, part dance floor, part cultural moment, built for people who want more than just standing around swirling a glass. Whether you’re deep into wine or just here for the energy, you’ll find your lane.
FURTHER DETAILS and TICKETS, NOW AVAILABLE!
(See EVENTS link in bio 🔗)

12/26/2025

"During the day, James Spark crafts the cult-ish wines at . But at night, he’s working on – his personal project. As such, his wines are joyful, inquisitive and personal. Which doesn’t mean they’re not serious. He focuses on single vineyards and single varietals, looking to find the purest expression of his home region in .

The is richly complex and the is abundant and slick with almond oil and lily. But on , try opening this . Made in the method from all — very French of them — grown in Santa Barbara County. It’s pure, elegant, expressive, and, appropriately fun. $70" 🥂 ~ Maxim Mag

Made using the classic Champagne method from all Pinot Noir grapes but grown in Santa Barbara, California.

10/24/2025

"Best for nostalgists:

Solvang might seem self-consciously charming, with its windmills and traditional Scandinavian buildings. But James Sparks, winemaker and owner of Kings Carey Wines, explains that this theme park–esque village has legitimate Scandi roots. 'It looks ripped from Disneyland,' he says, 'but then you learn that it’s real, that it was actually founded and settled by Americans [in 1911], and that over the course of a century they sculpted the town to become a modern history–filled destination.'"🍷🇩🇰 {via AFAR 🙌}

Farm-to-table smorgasbords, volcanic mud baths, Danish architecture, and more are the calling cards of these varied wine destinations.

10/11/2025

Where we’d rather be 🛳️ vs. where we are ➡️😆
Thanks 🙏 to Aaron & Hope for the magical ✨ photo, taken aboard the Disney Treasure. It’s always so much fun to see where you take .
Next 🍾 photo taken during harvest, by .
Kings Carey label 🖼️:
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09/27/2025

Are we there, yet??? 😩🍇
has been...all at once. At this rate, we *might* be done soon(er than expected).
Going on little-to-no sleep, but here are some harvest scenes from the past few weeks.
1) Rows + clouds in ’s vineyard, going into sparkling
2) vineyard grapes (Chard) about to be CRUSHED for Kings Carey sparkling
3) A little help from our friends in our newest vineyard source in (for )
4) Appropriate harvest dinner (canned tuna & pumpkin brioche from , sparkling gift from & )
5) “Picking” of a different kind, that would be 🍎🍏 at (with Beatrix, , ).
See you on the other side.

08/11/2025

THESE. GUYS.🍷
Join them Saturday, August 16, for the Winemaker Dinner .
Kings Carey will join guests at the table to walk you through a 4-course dinner — a la — featuring amuse bouche + 3 savory courses paired with , finishing with a . 🍽️
It’s the perfect experience for to learn about the process from the expert, himself!
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The line-up includes:
- 2 Chardonnays
- 2 sippable Sémillons
- 2 dangerously drinkable Grenaches.....for you to compare and contrast. The first two flights are vertical tastings (same grapes, same vineyard, different vintages), offering a rare chance to explore how time alone can evolve a wine. The third flight features two expressions of from two different , but the same vintage, crafted by the same winemaker.
An exclusive side-by-side experience, with the winemaker right there to walk you through it!⁠
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Seating is limited, so grab your spot at the table now; ticket link is on this page:⁠ https://www.wifeandthesomm.com/events
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