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Food & Drink By Matt Kettmann | Tue Dec 17, 2019 | 11:45am

Throwback Fernet by Black Market Spirits

Ian Cutler and Matt Fraser collaborate on an herbally complex and boldly bitter fernet.

Food & Drink By Matt Kettmann | Tue Sep 17, 2019 | 1:26pm

Santa Barbara vintners are considering a mandatory two percent markup on every bottle sold.

Food & Drink By Matt Kettmann | Tue Sep 10, 2019 | 3:16pm

Barrelworks hosts international tasting of grape-laced ales on September 21.

Food & Drink By Matt Kettmann | Tue Aug 27, 2019 | 5:06pm

John Wagner opens his estate winery in the Sta. Rita Hills.

Food & Drink By Matt Kettmann | Tue Aug 13, 2019 | 4:04pm

Amid the death and destruction delivered throughout Montecito by the 1/9 Debris Flow, the fine-wine world suffered its own silent

Food & Drink By Matt Kettmann | Wed Aug 07, 2019 | 10:36am

The Maritime Museum’s ongoing exhibit and August 11 fundraiser celebrate bootlegging legends.

Food & Drink By Matt Kettmann | Tue Jul 09, 2019 | 11:27am

Santa Barbara’s jogging winemakers prepare for the fifth annual Vintners 5 Miler.

Food & Drink By Matt Kettmann | Mon Jul 01, 2019 | 12:59pm

Figueroa Mountain hosting 40 breweries on July 13.

Food & Drink By Matt Kettmann | Tue Jun 11, 2019 | 4:55pm

Plus Santa Ynez Museum’s Festival of the Vines on June 14 and Wine Film Fest on June 29.

Bottles & Barrels By Matt Kettmann | Mon Apr 22, 2019 | 4:37pm

Winemaker Sarah Holt Mullins works the deepest corners of the Santa Maria Valley.