Posts Tagged ‘california wine travel’
Santa Barbara Wine Writer Explores Wine & Fire in the Sta. Rita Hills 2026
How one of Santa Barbara Wine Country’s most memorable weekends reveals the people, vineyards, food, and sense of place behind the glass By Jamie Knee As a Santa Barbara wine writer, I am lucky to live close to one of the most fascinating wine regions in California. The Sta. Rita Hills is a place…
Read MoreCalifornia Wine Month: A Wine Travel Writer’s Guide to Exploring California Wine Country
Celebrate California Wine Month with Jamie Knee of Petite Wine Traveler, exploring Napa, Sonoma, Santa Barbara, Paso Robles, SLO Coast, Mendocino, Lodi, Livermore, and California wine country through wine, food, hospitality, and place.
Read MoreSanta Barbara Wine Travel Writer Jamie Knee: A Global Voice for Enotourism
How California’s Central Coast shaped a luxury wine travel writer, presenter, and storyteller connecting wine, hospitality, culture, and place. By Jamie Knee As a Santa Barbara wine travel writer, I am excited to share my experiences exploring this beautiful region. There are places that reveal themselves slowly, through a sequence of small and beautiful details.…
Read MoreSanta Barbara Wine Travel Guide: Beaches, Wine Country, and Luxury Travel on the American Riviera
Why Santa Barbara remains one of California’s most beautiful enotourism escapes. By Jamie Knee, Petite Wine Traveler. This guide will share my insights into Santa Barbara wine travel. Santa Barbara is one of California’s most compelling luxury travel destinations, offering beaches, wine country, year-round beauty, and a distinctive enotourism experience on the American Riviera. For…
Read MoreWine Travel Should Open Doors: Why Accessibility Matters
How the Future of Wine Tourism Depends on Human Connection, Welcoming Experiences, and Access at Every Level By Jamie Knee, Petite Wine Traveler Lately, I keep returning to one very clear idea: wine travel is at its best when it feels accessible, social, and deeply human. Some of the most meaningful wine experiences are not…
Read MoreInside the 2026 Wine Writers’ Symposium at Meadowood Napa Valley
An educational gathering where wine, culture, mentorship, and storytelling converge, and why it matters for the future of wine travel. The Wine Writer’s Symposium Napa Valley is at the heart of these important conversations. By Jamie Knee, Petite Wine Traveler, Luxury Wine Travel Writer and Global Wine Communicator A Gathering That Shapes the Future…
Read MoreDiscovering Santa Barbara Wine Country: Wine As a Passport
A Luxury Wine Travel Guide by Jamie Knee, Petite Wine Traveler Santa Barbara Wine Country is one of the most dynamic wine regions in the world, defined by cool-climate vineyards, diverse soils, and a culture rooted in hospitality and craft. From the Sta. Rita Hills to Los Olivos and Foxen Canyon Road, Jamie Knee, wine…
Read MoreJudging From Glass to Gold: Inside the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Judging a World Class Wine Competiton By Jamie Knee | Luxury Wine Travel Writer & Global Wine Communicator Each January, the historic halls of the Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds quietly transform into one of the most important tasting rooms in North America. Long tables draped in white linen stretch across the space, covered with thousands…
Read MoreWine as a Passport: A Winter Escape to Palm Springs
Palm Springs is not traditionally thought of as wine country, yet it understands wine culture in its own way. By Jamie Knee Palm Springs is not traditionally thought of as wine country, yet it understands wine culture in its own way. Here, wine is not about vineyards stretching to the horizon. It is about timing,…
Read MoreLuxury Wine Travel in Paso Robles: DAOU Mountain and the Central Coast
Discover Croatia’s coastal wine treasures along the Adriatic, from Pošip and Plavac Mali to Malvazija in Istria, with wine travel writer Jamie Knee.
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