Not far from Santa Barbara is the Sta. Rita Hills appellation ... independent expert analyses and insights. Writing about wine, spirits and related travel and hospitality.

Cabernet Sauvignon, native to Bordeaux, has thick blue skins, giving the resulting wines plentiful tannins and phenolics and making them particularly ageworthy. Over the past 50 years, Cabernet ...

The vineyard tours are fascinating and rich with Chilean history, and the pours are far more generous than in the US. Our group enjoyed a delicious lunch and wine tasting at Santa Rita before ...