Ep 581: Wes Hagen - Santa Barbara Expert & Native9 Wines Brand Ambassador

<p class="MsoNormal">You will get no better primer on Santa Barbara wine country than in the show. Wes Hagen comes on to school us on his region. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Ask anyone in Santa Barbara wine about Wes Hagen and they'll tell you he is a legend. He has worked in Santa Barbara wine for 30+ years as a vineyard manager, winemaker, hospitality specialist, wine educator, and sommelier. He has run prestigious vineyards , made wine in amazing wineries (Clos Pepe, J. Wilkes Wines, Miller Family Wines), and then became the go-to guy for creating American Viticultural Areas in Santa Barbara, writing and getting four AVAs approved between 1997-2019. He is also a noted educator, having lectured at many of the top viticulture and enology schools in the US and he is known for his famed TED talk on the History of Wine. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/45638/Untitled-design-27-1024x576.png" alt="" width="550" height="309" /><br /> <sp...