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Alisos Canyon in Santa Barbara Approved as AVA
The Alisos Canyon area has long been revered for its high-quality fruit with its unique affinity towards Rhone-style varietals, and now the TTB has formally recognized Alisos Canyon as the region’s newest...
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Afternoon Brief, August 21
Wineries Harvest While Wine Country Burns: Large swathes of California continued to burn on Thursday from fires ignited by more than 10,000 lightning strikes. Firefighters are desperately overworked. Yet,...
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Afternoon Brief, August 19
Hennessey Fire Threatens Napa's Oldest Family-Owned Winery: There’s a saying in Aimee Sunseri’s family: never skip a harvest. It’s perhaps especially poignant advice because six generations’ worth of winemakers...
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Afternoon Brief, May 6
Sonoma Wineries Are Itching to Open Up Their Doors and Invite Back Visitors: The shelter-in-place order has been hard on wineries that rely on tasting room and on-premise sales as well as their front line...
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Afternoon Brief, May 1
Oregon Aims to Include Brewpubs, Wineries in Reopening: Oregon is planning to allow its famed microbreweries and wine tasting rooms to reopen when it starts loosening stay-home orders, rejecting a federal...
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Afternoon Brief, January 24
Rodney Strong Vineyards Statement on Wine Leak: In the early afternoon of Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020, we became aware of a leak in one of our blending tanks. We worked urgently to contain the leak and...
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Afternoon Brief, September 18
Would New Fee Empower Wine Country Marketing Efforts? : Should Santa Barbara County wineries impose a two percent fee on each bottle sold to help pay for regional marketing efforts? The staff and board...
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The Thornhill Companies’ Nicholas Miller Appointed as Board Member of the Santa Barbara Vintners Association
Santa Maria, CA – The Thornhill Companies is pleased to announce the appointment of Nicholas Miller as Board Member of the Santa Barbara Vintners Association. The Santa Barbara Vintners Association...
Santa Barbara Vintners Festival
California's Top Wine Festival by Winemakers for Wine Lovers
37th Annual Santa Barbara Vintners Festival Returns to Santa Maria SANTA BARBARA, CA – February 5, 2019 – The Santa Barbara Vintners Festival, now in its 37th year, stands out in a...
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Afternoon Brief, September 5
Great Oregon Wine Company Acquires Willamette Valley’s Duck Pond Cellars - The Great Oregon Wine Company (GOWC) announced today it has acquired iconic Willamette Valley winery Duck Pond Cellars...
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