Archive for: Santa Barbara County

Ampelos Cellars: A Dream that Turned Very Green

Ampelos Cellars: A Dream that Turned Very Green

 Rebecca and her husband Peter Work started out in the corporate I.T world. They liked wine a great deal and would travel around, attending seminars and tastings...

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Whitcraft Winery: Wine – Pure & Simple

Whitcraft Winery: Wine – Pure & Simple

Even during his childhood, wine was a part of Drake Whitcraft’s life. He was still in elementary school the first time he helped out in the cellar of his parents’...

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Finding Balance in the Vines: Richard Sanford & Alma Rosa Winery

Finding Balance in the Vines: Richard Sanford & Alma Rosa Winery

Richard Sanford returned from the war in Vietnam as a pacifist. He wanted to do something more earthly, something that brought him closer to nature. During his time...

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Carina Cellars: Furthering the Standing of California Rhone Wines

Carina Cellars: Furthering the Standing of California Rhone Wines

  Carina Cellars is the result of an avid wine collector with a dream who meets an accomplished winemaker with a vision. When attorney and businessman David Hardee...

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Bridlewood Estate Winery: The Artist’s View of Winemaking

Bridlewood Estate Winery: The Artist’s View of Winemaking

Bridlewood Estate   What makes a wine special? Undoubtedly, it starts in the vineyard; but how can a winemaker capture that vineyard in the bottle? At Bridlewood...

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Margerum Wine: Unintentionally, Intentionally Different

Margerum Wine: Unintentionally, Intentionally Different

 Doug Margerum isn’t afraid to be a bit different. It’s not about being a maverick or getting noticed. Doug simply knows what he likes, knows what he...

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