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.

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Santa Barbara Wine Travel Writer Jamie Knee: A Global Voice for Enotourism

By Petite Wine Traveler / July 13, 2026 /

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.…

Santa Barbara Wine Country, Women Winemakers, and the Spirit of the Santa Ynez Valley

By Petite Wine Traveler / July 9, 2026 /

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…

National Spritz Day Countdown: Traveling the World One Spritz at a Time with Jamie Knee

By Petite Wine Traveler / July 3, 2026 / Comments Off on National Spritz Day Countdown: Traveling the World One Spritz at a Time with Jamie Knee

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,…

Wine as a Passport: Luxury Wine Travel and Enotourism Writer and Presenter

By Petite Wine Traveler / June 30, 2026 / Comments Off on Wine as a Passport: Luxury Wine Travel and Enotourism Writer and Presenter

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 Wine Travel Guide and Glamorous Restaurants

By Petite Wine Traveler / June 16, 2026 / Comments Off on Los Angeles Wine Travel Guide and Glamorous Restaurants

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 Wine Travel Guide: Glamorous Restaurants in LA County for Summer Dining

By Petite Wine Traveler / June 16, 2026 / Comments Off on Los Angeles Wine Travel Guide: Glamorous Restaurants in LA County for Summer Dining

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,…

Luxury Summer Events 2026: Where to Go, What to Drink, Where to Stay

By Petite Wine Traveler / June 6, 2026 / Comments Off on Luxury Summer Events 2026: Where to Go, What to Drink, Where to Stay

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…

Enotourism Writer and Speaker: Why Wine Regions Need a Real Voice in Wine Travel

By Petite Wine Traveler / June 3, 2026 / Comments Off on Enotourism Writer and Speaker: Why Wine Regions Need a Real Voice in Wine Travel

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…

Poland Wine Travel Guide: Why Southern Poland Is Europe’s Most Unexpected Enotourism Escape

By Petite Wine Traveler / June 2, 2026 / Comments Off on Poland Wine Travel Guide: Why Southern Poland Is Europe’s Most Unexpected Enotourism Escape

How Kraków and MaÅ‚opolska 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…

Santa Barbara Wine Travel Guide: Beaches, Wine Country, and Luxury Travel on the American Riviera

By Petite Wine Traveler / May 23, 2026 / Comments Off on Santa 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…

The Vibrant Colors of Miami, with Miami’s Umbrella Sky Project

By Petite Wine Traveler / July 26, 2018 / Comments Off on The Vibrant Colors of Miami, with Miami’s Umbrella Sky Project

By Jamie Knee As a food, wine, and arts travel writer, I am constantly searching for places where beauty, imagination, and public space come together. This Miami installation captures all of that and more. The vibrant colors of the city come to life beneath the dazzling canopies of the Miami Umbrella Sky Project. This is a…

Bokampers Will Motivate Your Taste Buds

By Petite Wine Traveler / March 26, 2018 / Comments Off on Bokampers Will Motivate Your Taste Buds

Bokamper’s Sports Bar in Fort Lauderdale is a popular destination for locals and visitors alike. If all this yumminess doesn’t get your taste buds motivated!! Bokamper’s Sports Bar & Grill: Game Day Food That Actually Wows They say men are from Mars and women are from Venus, and nowhere does that show up more than…

Sunnylands: A Luxurious Journey Into America’s Desert Oasis of Diplomacy and Design

By Petite Wine Traveler / March 24, 2018 / Comments Off on Sunnylands: A Luxurious Journey Into America’s Desert Oasis of Diplomacy and Design

By Jamie Knee “You are along the road of life just once. Try to roll it with decency and style.†~Walter Annenberg Sunnylands Estate Palm Springs lives those words in a way you can feel the moment you arrive. This iconic desert sanctuary, created by Walter and Leonore Annenberg just outside Palm Springs, is equal…

Miami Art Week: Where Global Creativity Transforms the Magic City-2017

By Petite Wine Traveler / December 11, 2017 / Comments Off on Miami Art Week: Where Global Creativity Transforms the Magic City-2017

By Jamie Knee The Soul of Miami Art Week In Miami, art is not simply viewed, it is lived. Every December, the city becomes a dazzling crossroads of culture. Miami Art Week unfurls across the beaches, boulevards, and bold architectural spaces that define the Magic City. Though often synonymous with Art Basel Miami Beach, this…