Posts Tagged ‘petite wine traveler’
Jamie Knee Wine Travel Awards Nominee 2026 | Why Being Nominated Matters
By Jamie Knee The Meaning Behind a Wine Travel Awards Nomination Wine has always been about more than what’s in the glass. For me, it has always been about place, people, and the feeling that stays with you long after the experience ends. That’s why recognition in wine travel carries a different kind of…
Read MoreSanta Barbara Wine and Food Travel with Rincon Hill Farm
Rincon Hill Farm, Monte’s, and the Future of Farm Driven Hospitality in Montecito. By Jamie Knee There are places where you immediately sense that something important is being built, even before a single dish is served. On a clear afternoon in Carpinteria, I walked the fields of Rincon Hill Farm as lettuces unfurled in jewel…
Read MoreWine as a Passport: Mallorca, Menorca, and Ibiza
Top Luxury Wine Travel Guide to Spain’s Balearic Islands By Jamie KneeLuxury Wine Travel Writer | Petite Wine Traveler | Global Wine Communicator Just off Spain’s eastern coast, floating in the Mediterranean, the Balearic Islands have long captured the imagination. Mallorca, Menorca, and Ibiza each belong to Spain, yet each carries its own rhythm, its…
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 MoreWine as a Passport: An Italian Villa Escape in Paso Robles
By Jamie Knee, Wine Travel Writer If you are searching for the ultimate luxury wine travel in Paso Robles, the experience can feel truly transformative. There are moments in wine travel when you arrive somewhere and feel instantly transported. Not just geographically, but emotionally. Paso Robles has always been a dynamic wine region, but…
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 MoreModerating the Future of Wine and Food Festivals
Wine, Travel, and Storytelling on the Global Festival Stage-By Jamie Knee As a luxury wine travel writer and professional wine presenter, few moments feel as rewarding as stepping into a room where ideas, culture, and experience converge. This year, at Fest Forums, that convergence felt especially meaningful. I returned not as a speaker,…
Read MoreLuxury Wine Travel in Chablis
A Petite Wine Traveler Guide to Burgundy’s Most Honest Expression of Chardonnay by Jamie Knee Chablis is not a style of wine. It is a place, a landscape, and a philosophy. Tucked into northern Burgundy, Chablis offers one of the clearest expressions of Chardonnay in the world, shaped not by oak or excess, but by…
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,…
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