Join the American Wine Society

First-ever meeting for Santa Barbara chapter of American Wine Society.

Want to learn more about wine in an unpretentious environment? Join the American Wine Society’s Santa Barbara chapter, which is having its launch party at Deep Sea’s tasting room on Wednesday, August 31, 6-8:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 if purchased before August 20, $40 after, and include appetizers and tastings of red and white wines from Santa Ynez, the Sta. Rita Hills, Edna Valley, and Paso Robles. Call (805) 467-6777, email aws.santabarbara@gmail.com, or see blanksantabarbarachapter.blogspot.com.

Matt Kettmann

Senior Editor

Matt Kettmann started at The Independent in 1999, working as a proofreader, news reporter, and pop culture editor before becoming senior editor in 2006. In addition to covering Santa Barbara affairs for 15-plus years and overseeing Independent.com, the San Jose native and UCSB grad has tracked down stories in such places as Bolivia, Belize, Costa Rica, Uganda, Thailand, Hong Kong, India, France, Spain, Mexico, and the wartorn, officially unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic between Armenia and Azerbaijan. He is also a contributing editor for Wine Enthusiast, reviewing the wines and covering the culture of the Central Coast, and has written about a variety of topics for the New York Times, TIME Magazine, Smithsonian, Wine Spectator, Sunset, and other publications large and small. For more of his work, you can also see MattKettmann.com.

Join the American Wine Society

Matt Kettmann

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