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A Pioneering Spirit: In Conversation with Wine Icon Richard Sanford
By Gabe Saglie   |   September 22, 2026

“I’m really just overwhelmed by the whole thing,” Richard Sanford tells me, soon after a recent dinner honoring his life’s work. And I can tell he means it, which I find a bit surprising, actually. After all, the man widely known as the pioneer of the Santa Barbara wine industry is no stranger to accolades […]