Education

SAMsARA Vintner/Owner and WSET Level 4 Diploma holder, Dave Szkutak, wants nothing more than to rid the world of unsafe wine storage conditions.  Why?  Because there is nothing worse than patiently […]

Folks in the wine business in Santa Barbara County are breathing a little easier since the rains we received in February and early March. For growers especially, every winter downpour […]

You may have wondered how to handle opening wines of a distinguished age. Our Director of Education, Lily Hays, has put together a short guide to help you get the absolute best from your long-kept and most cherished bottles of wine.

Matt Brady, winemaker for SAMsARA Wine Company, discusses stem inclusion and whole cluster fermentation with Coastal Vineyard Care Associates. CVCA: So, why whole cluster fermentation? MB:  To me, whole cluster […]