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Tom Bronzini


| Friday, September 19th, 2014

10 years after ‘Sideways’ screen debut, Miles and Jack roll on

Top Stories, Tourism, Wine & Viticulture

  As Santa Barbara County vintners mark the 10th anniversary of the movie “Sideways,” the characters whose spirited antics propelled the film have moved on to the stage and to new episodes in fiction that celebrate the allure of wines. Author Rex Pickett, whose novel became an award-winning film directed by Alexander Payne, has continued Read More →

| Friday, August 15th, 2014

A taste of what’s coming at two Paso Robles wine venues

Central Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy, Wine & Viticulture

  Two notable wine-industry projects are in the works in the Paso Robles area, one from a veteran winemaker and another from relative newcomers. Stephan Asseo, who began making wine in France in 1982 and established L’Aventure on Paso’s west side in 1998, expects to begin work this month on wine caves and a new, Read More →

| Friday, July 18th, 2014

Chumash winemaker brings European training to tribe’s new enterprise

Central Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy, Wine & Viticulture

The nation’s only Native American winemaker is a young woman from the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians who was ready for the challenge when the tribe entered the wine business.

| Friday, June 20th, 2014

New tasting room opens wider window into Ojai vintner’s craft

Columns, East Ventura County, Top Stories, Tourism, West Ventura County, Wine & Viticulture

The first thing you would likely notice upon entering the new, expanded Ojai Vineyard tasting room in downtown Ojai is an impressive wine library in a cooled, glass-fronted space that dominates the rear wall.

| Friday, June 13th, 2014

Homework done: Sylvan Learning franchisees plan to widen impact

East Ventura County, Small Business, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

The new owners of Sylvan Learning Center in Westlake Village plan to open satellite locations at schools and libraries to better serve the surrounding communities, a move they say will also boost the business’ bottom line.

| Friday, May 16th, 2014

Avila schoolhouse tasting room changing hands amid Ch 7. filing

Central Coast, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism, Wine & Viticulture

The Salisbury Vineyards tasting room in a historic old schoolhouse in Avila Valley has closed amid a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing, and a new venue will open there in June under the banner of newcomer Biddle Ranch Vineyard.

| Friday, May 9th, 2014

CMH launches residency program to combat coming doctor shortage

East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

Ventura County’s Community Memorial Health System has embarked on an ambitious effort to address a severe shortage of family doctors that is looming nationwide. About a third of physicians now practicing are age 58 or older, Community Memorial President and CEO Gary Wilde said in answering questions after a State of the Health System address Read More →