Wine Travel
Explore luxury wine travel through curated editorial by Jamie Knee, founder of Petite Wine Traveler and a leading voice in wine travel and enotourism. This collection of wine travel articles highlights destinations such as Napa Valley, Santa Barbara wine country, France, Italy, and beyond, with insider access to winemakers, vineyard experiences, and luxury hospitality. Each story connects wine, culture, and place, offering a thoughtful perspective on global wine travel for readers seeking depth, beauty, and meaning in every destination.
Jamie Knee, highlights Springtime Wines. This segment offered viewers a chance to see a Santa Barbara Wine Expert on local TV as they discussed the best seasonal picks. Santa Barbara Wine Expert, Jamie Knee, also known as the Petite Wine Traveler, stopped by the Morning News on Wednesday. Jamie is a Santa Barbara County Based…
As winter sweeps into Santa Barbara Wine Country, its crisp touch ignites an irresistible craving for soul-warming meals and the perfect Santa Barbara Pinot Noir wines to match.
By Jamie Knee Mexican wine travel across the Yucatán and beyond! As I reflect on my recent journey through the captivating landscapes of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, a vibrant tapestry of Mexican wine-travel, food, and cultural experiences weaves itself through my memories. This region is rich in natural beauty and invites exploration at every turn. Its beaches…
BY JAMIE KNEE | NOVEMBER 21, 2023 Holiday Wine Guide A Wine Guide for a Joyful Season With Petite Wine Traveler, your personal wine guide The holidays arrive with delightful chaos. You feel the rush of planning dinners, hosting friends, wrapping gifts, and welcoming family to your home. During this busy season, many turn…
By Jamie Knee Discovering Santa Maria Valley Wine Country The Petite Wine Traveler on tour through the Santa Maria Valley Wine Country As a wine and travel writer, I’ve had the privilege of exploring some of California’s most charming wine regions. However, I recently stumbled upon a hidden gem a mere hour’s drive from Santa…
By Jamie Knee Lombardy Wine Travel Perhaps you’ve noticed that everyone’s Facebook and Instagram feeds are filled with European summer adventures. Mine was no different. I recently returned from a wine, food, and travel journey through Lombardy, and this Lombardy Wine Travel Guide captures the experiences, flavors, and unforgettable moments that renewed my love for…
National Spritz Day — August 1 By Jamie Knee, Petite Wine Traveler | Published December 20, 2023 | Updated July 2026 National Spritz Day is August 1. As a luxury wine travel writer, Voice of Enotourism and Wine Travel Presenter, and the creator of this official holiday, I wanted a day that honored the…
By Jamie Knee, Luxury Wine Writer & Petite Wine Traveler In a world overflowing with wine content and social media personalities, choosing the right wine industry influencer can transform how your brand is seen and trusted. Feeds are filled with charming bottle holders and pretty pours, but what is often missing is depth, authenticity, and true wine…
BY JAMIE KNEE | SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 By Jamie Knee, Luxury Wine Writer & Petite Wine Traveler Judging at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles is always an honor, but this year felt especially meaningful. My husband and I were thrilled when I was invited to join the international panel hosted by Vinistra, the Association…
By Jamie Knee Santa Barbara Wines and Winemakers Shine at Annual Sta. Rita Hills Celebration The view at Kessler-Haak Vineyards | Photo: Jamie Knee A Celebration Among the Vines — Wine & Fire 2025 Begins Santa Barbara Wine Country enthusiasts gathered at various locations across the greater Lompoc Valley to immerse themselves in a world…
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.…
Women Winemakers and Culinarians Grand Tasting. By Jamie Knee There are wine regions you admire from a distance, and there are wine regions that become part of who you are. For me, Santa Barbara wine country is both home and inspiration. As a Santa Barbara wine writer, wine travel writer, and founder of Petite Wine…
Celebrating National Spritz Day, by Jamie Knee There are some drinks that do more than refresh us. They carry mood, and a sense of place. They carry a whole way of living that feels instantly transportive from the very first sip. That is part of what I have always loved about the spritz,…
The Voice of Luxury Wine Travel and Enotourism By Jamie Knee, Wine Travel Writer and Speaker Wine has always been more than something to taste. At its most powerful, it becomes a way of understanding a place more deeply, expressing landscape and history and culture and memory in a way few other things can. A…
Los Angeles Enotourism Guide: Where I eat and drink in LA. By Jamie Knee As the founder of Petite Wine Traveler, I look at wine, food, culture, and travel through the lens of enotourism, the meeting point of wine, hospitality, food, and place. My work has increasingly been positioned in wine travel media and enotourism,…
Los Angeles Enotourism Guide: Where I eat and drink in LA. By Jamie Knee As the founder of Petite Wine Traveler, I look at wine, food, culture, and travel through the lens of enotourism, the meeting point of wine, hospitality, food, and place. My work has increasingly been positioned in wine travel media and enotourism,…
Top wine travel guide to Monaco, Le Mans, Royal Ascot, Art Basel, Milan, Wimbledon, and the summer calendar shaping luxury travel now! By Jamie Knee Summer at the top end of travel is never just about where people go. It is about why they go, how they experience a place, and what turns an…
By Jamie Knee | Petite Wine Traveler | Luxury Wine Travel Writer, Global Wine Presenter, and Enotourism Storyteller How enotourism connects wine, hospitality, luxury travel, and destination identity, and why the right voice makes all the difference What Enotourism Really Means Enotourism is one of those words that sounds narrow until you begin to understand…
How Kraków and Małopolska are emerging as one of the most compelling new wine travel destinations in Europe. By, Jamie Knee Last month, I traveled to Kraków, Poland, where I was invited to speak at the International Wine Tourism Conference. I arrived expecting to find an emerging category that felt technically promising and still…
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…