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Lavish Santa Barbara Soirée Toasts Ty Warner’s New Reserve Tequila

Aug 2, 2024 | independent.com | Matt Kettmann |Leslie Dinaberg |Vanessa Vin |Ryan Cruz

Cocktail anyone? | Photo: Courtesy There’s a new tequila in town, and boy, does it know how to throw a party!Lovely touches were everywhere, like this specially created cocktail napkin. | Photo: CourtesyThe new Ty Warner Reserve one-of-a-kind spirit, created in partnership with Código 1530 Tequila, can only be found at the Warner-owned San Ysidro Ranch.
Vega Vineyard Welcomes All Ages to Buellton

Jul 31, 2024 | independent.com | Leslie Dinaberg |Vanessa Vin |Matt Kettmann |Ryan Cruz

Vega Vineyard Welcomes All Ages to Buellton Family Friendly Cabanas Now Open as Food Service Caters to Both Casual and Classy Tastes By Matt Kettmann Wed Jul 31, 2024 | 12:16pm Add to Favorites Winemaker Steve Clifton | Photo: MacDuff Everton It’s the easiest answer to give a varied audience, for depending on your desires, Vega can be enjoyed as a tasting room, restaurant, event space, picnic location, petting zoo, demonstration farm, or all of the above. Plus, it’s right off the 101, and the...
Summer Soiree Series at the Canary Kicks Off with a Rainbow Glow

Jul 26, 2024 | independent.com | Vanessa Vin |Matt Kettmann |Mark Alvarado |Margaux Lovely

Summer Soiree Series at the Canary Kicks Off with a Rainbow Glow Aura Photography is a Fun Window Into Your Energy By Leslie Dinaberg Thu Jul 25, 2024 | 9:37pm Add to Favorites Some aura portraits by Hado Being | Photo: Courtesy Happy hour is pretty much always my happy place to be, but this week’s inaugural experience at the Kimpton Canary’s Summer Soiree “Artist in Residence’ Series” was a particularly cool one. In addition to great prices on drinks and snacks on the happy hour menu — where...
Get Tickets Now for Taste of the Santa Ynez Valley

Jul 24, 2024 | independent.com | Vanessa Vin |Matt Kettmann |Rebecca Horrigan |Mark Alvarado

Get Tickets Now for Taste of the Santa Ynez Valley Annual Slate of Food & Drink Events Tends to Sell Out Far in Advance By Matt Kettmann Wed Jul 24, 2024 | 12:59pm Add to Favorites Credit: Visit the Santa Ynez Valley | Credit: patrick muniz Compared to even just 10 years ago, the Santa Ynez Valley is a vibrant culinary destination, sporting restaurants and edible experiences that rival wine countries everywhere. To toast and amplify this reality, Shelby Sim and his regional marketing team at...
Sta. Rita Hills to Toast Hitching Post Wines

Jul 20, 2024 | independent.com | Matt Kettmann |Vanessa Vin |Callie Fausey |Mark Alvarado

To celebrate their legacy, we are publishing an excerpt of the Hitching Post chapter from Vines & Vision: The Winemakers of Santa Barbara County, which I published with photographer Macduff Everton in 2020. Though we sold out of the book almost two years ago, I have learned that there are still a few copies available at some tasting rooms, including Au Bon Climat in El Paseo and Foley Wines in the Sta. Rita Hills. Or you can buy the ebook here.
How the Ocean Influences MarBeso Wine

May 31, 2024 | independent.com | Matt Kettmann |Vanessa Vin |Jean Yamamura |Kat Sophia

Kisses from the sea have long been putting fuel in Colin McNany's tank, from his Palos Verdes childhood to his college days in Santa Cruz to his current winemaking adventure in Santa Barbara County. "Everywhere I've traveled in my life, it's always about the ocean," said McNany, whose work and play have taken him from Australia's Margaret River to Mallorca in the Mediterranean. "We hang out at the sea, and then gravitate toward the vineyards in the hills.
Why I Changed the Name of My Winery

May 24, 2024 | independent.com | Vanessa Vin |Matt Kettmann |Callie Fausey |Tyler Hayden

On September 8, 1991, the Socialist Republic of Macedonia declared its independence from Yugoslavia. It was an obvious move. The country was unraveling. Slovenia and Croatia seceded a few months earlier. Conflict ensued. Bosnia and Serbia were on the brink. Allies were nowhere to be found. We happened to be in Macedonia that July, celebrating my cousin's wedding. It was a spectacularly raucous affair befitting a first-born male. We partied for weeks. Danced in the streets.
Zoo Brew Is Back

May 24, 2024 | independent.com | Vanessa Vin |Matt Kettmann |Callie Fausey |Tyler Hayden
What Somms Are Saying About Santa Barbara Wine Country

May 20, 2024 | independent.com | Vanessa Vin |Matt Kettmann |Nick Welsh |Jean Yamamura

Hear that? It's the sound of whispering through the grapevines of Santa Barbara wine country making its way to the tables of foodie-centric restaurants in New York, Aspen, and Montreal. Sleepy towns along the Santa Ynez wine trail are waking up to an influx of visitors as wine pros from all over the world are paying attention to what we're doing.
The Barnsdall-Rio Grande Filling Station in Goleta

May 6, 2024 | independent.com | Callie Fausey |Vanessa Vin |Isabella Leonard |Matt Kettmann

Exploration for oil began in the Ellwood-Tecolote Canyon areas of the Central Coast as early as 1897, but with little success. In 1927, two wildcat oil companies - the Rio Grande and Barnsdall oil companies - obtained a lease from the heirs of the Dos Pueblos land grant. These were Caroline, the daughter of Kate Den Bell; and her husband, Dr. George Luton. Drilling on the Luton-Bell No. 1 well began in June 1928. Oil was discovered at 3,204 feet on July 26.