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 | Friday, May 30th, 2014

								
‘Sideways’ and up: Santa Ynez Valley readies for film’s 10th anniversary

								Central Coast, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy, Wine & Viticulture								
“I woke up and everything was different,” said Frank Ostini, owner of The Hitching Post II. “Reservation requests at the restaurant literally tripled and we’ve never looked back.” 

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, January 10th, 2014

								
The venture capitalist of the vineyards: Terroir’s investments range from Santa Ynez to South Africa

								Features, Personal Finance, Wine & Viticulture								
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 | Friday, December 6th, 2013

								
The maverick of the valley: New Vintners’ chief has bold plan for Santa Barbara wine country

								Small Business, Tourism, Wine & Viticulture, Women Inc.								
Morgen McLaughlin believes that some of the best wines in the in the world are being produced in Santa Barbara County, but that message hasn’t been getting out to consumers or the media.