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Wine Santa Barbara

Interview: Cambria Estate Vineyards and Winery owner Barbara R. Banke + winemaker Denise Shurtleff

Stewardship of the land allows a winery to flourish. At the northern end of Santa Barbara County is one of the state’s most renowned vineyards: Julia’s vineyard, a source of Pinot Noir grapes for...
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Wine Santa Barbara

Interview: La Fenetre winemaker Joshua Klapper

Joshua Klapper’s journey to becoming a California winemaker began in a dining room. As a server at chef Daniel Boulud’s celebrated Café Boulud in Manhattan, Klapper tasted an exquisite 1945 Chateau Latour. From that...
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Winemaker Los Angeles

Interview: Topanga Vineyards winemaker Sandy Garber

Sandy Garber started Topanga Vineyards with husband Ralph Meyer. They both worked as sommeliers at top-flight L.A. restaurants in the ’80s and Sandy was the sales and marketing director for The Chalone Wine Group...
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