Tag archives: Wes Hagen

History in a Bottle “Ranchos de Ontiveros” is Nine Generations in the Making
By Gabe Saglie   |   January 31, 2023

“The wine bottle – it’s the only time machine that works!”  Just one of the many colorful one-liners delivered by wine whiz Wes Hagen, as a small group of wine buffs gathers around the table inside the rustic The Maker’s Son eatery in downtown Los Alamos last month. An authority on all things Santa Barbara […]

Grape Recognition
By Gabe Saglie   |   September 3, 2020

Alisos Canyon Gains AVA, the seventh for Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara vintners are celebrating the feds’ decision last week to designate Alisos Canyon as an American Viticultural Area, the seventh for the county. This new AVA covers 5,774 acres nestled in the Los Alamos Valley, roughly between the Santa Ynez and Santa Maria Valleys. […]