Tag: Santa Barbara
I’ll Drink to That!: Matt Dees Likes How Grapevines Think
A new episode of the I’ll Drink to That! wine talk podcast was released recently. Episode 502 features Matt Dees,
I’ll Drink to That!: Richard Sanford and the Hot Tub Time Machine Wine Fermenters
A new episode of I’ll Drink to That! has been released, and it marks a major milestone—500 episodes of deep
Santa Barbara’s Sta. Rita Hills
If there is one part of Santa Barbara County that most embodies everything that makes the region special, it’s the
Surprising Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara was launched into the consciousness of most mainstream wine drinkers 19 years ago with the release of the
Vinography Images: Around the Bend
The road into Santa Barbara’s Happy Canyon snakes around vineyards and a majestic oak, as vines show their winter silhouettes
Vinography Images: Mustard and Lime
The bright yellow of mustard flowers and the bright white of calcareous earth brighten a vineyard in Santa Barbara County.
Vinography Images: Winter Colors
A winter storm darkens the sky behind the rows of vineyards that line the road through Happy Canyon in Santa
Vinography Images: Lunar Landscape
A full moon hangs over the otherworldly landscape of the Santa Ynez Valley just before dawn, where in the distance,
Vinography Images: All The Colors
A glorious sunset casts enough light to electrify a vineyard showing its fall colors on the crest of a hill
Vinography Images: The Coming Colors
Autumn colors will soon be showing up in vineyards throughout northern California, as they are here in the Gainey Vineyard
Vinography Images: The Change
After spending the whole spring and early summer growing leaves, vine shoots, flowers, and the beginnings of clusters, grapevines are
Vinography Images: Happy Moon
A nearly full moon rises over vineyards in the Happy Canyon AVA of Santa Barbara County. Happy Canyon was established
Vinography Images: Vineyard Moonrise
A full moon rises over Armour Ranch Road in the Santa Ynez Valley of Santa Barbara. Yes, this is a
Vinography Images: Beginning a Vineyard
New plantings, protected from the nibbling teeth of animals by white plastic tubes, glow gold in the evening sun at
Vinography Images: Seeking Tendrils
Green tendrils of new growth on a Syrah vine make fractal shapes against a gray spring sky in Santa Barbara
Vinography Images: Spring Storms
A spring rainstorm clears over the Dierberg Star Lane Vineyard as mustard blooms in the foreground of the green Happy
Book Review: Winemakers Writ Large
How do you capture the spirit of an entire wine region? This isn’t just an academic question, it’s something that
Vinography Images: House of Syrah
House of SyrahLOS OLIVOS: The Stolpman Vineyards’ Villa Angeli sits at the crest of a hillside vineyard near Los Olivos,
Vinography Images: Up For Warmth
Up for WarmthSANTA YNEZ, CA: A Cabernet vineyard at Dierberg Star Lane Vineyards sits above the fog in Santa Ynez,
