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Our Favorite (Under the Radar) Wineries & Winemakers – Part 6 – Ampelos Cellars
If not for a canceled meeting at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001, Ampelos Cellars may not exist. Lucky for Rebecca and Peter Work,...
Our Favorite (Under the Radar) Wineries & Winemakers – Part 5 – Alpha Omega Winery
Alpha Omega winery is a special place. Year after year, they produce wines of very impressive quality. Their winemaker, Jean Hoefliger was born in Switzerland...
Learning About Santa Barbara Wines
Santa Barbara’s Best in Class Two sommeliers, one of them a star of the new documentary Somm, teach the basics of Santa Barbara’s wine by focusing on three...
Our Favorite (Under the Radar) Wineries & Winemakers – Part 4 – Wrath Wines
At Wrath, they are all about place. Their winemaker, Sabrine Rodems, strives to illuminate the terroir of their vineyards in all of her wines. Part of that mission...
Our Favorite (Under the Radar) Wineries & Winemakers – Part 3 – Bryan Kane (Red Wines)
Bryan Kane is a winemaker that really deserves more attention than he’s getting. His commitment to sustainable farming practices, natural winemaking, and...
Our Favorite (Under the Radar) Wineries & Winemakers – Part 2 – Bryan Kane (Rosé & White Wines)
Bryan Kane is a winemaker that really deserves more attention than he’s getting. His commitment to sustainable farming practices, natural winemaking, and...
Our Daily Bread Moves to Uptown Santa Barbara
Our Daily Bread Restaurant Original Bread Shop Opens on New De la Vina Restaurant Row Laurie Zalk, Owner-Partner Thirty-one years ago Laurie Zalk and Ze’ev Zalk...
Our Favorite (Under the Radar) Wineries & Winemakers – Part 1 – Hunt Cellars
When you taste a lot of wine, one question people ask regularly is “can you recommend some great wineries?” More often than not, this means someone is looking...
An Eminent New Leader for a Cult Cabernet
Château Latour holder François Pinault’s newest trophy winery, Araujo Estate, is in Napa Valley THE NAPA WINE community has been speculating for months about...
Wines of the Week: 10 Span Vineyards
The inspiration behind 10SPAN wines comes from the California condor, the largest flying bird in North America that soars above California’s coastline. According...
