The Hitching Post was founded by Frank and Natalie Ostini in Casmalia, California in 1952, specializing in “Santa Maria Style Barbeque,” a California ritual stemming from the culture of the Native American Chumash and the Spanish Rancheros who cooked over the heat of a fragrant
Tucked away in the heart of the Central Coast wine country you’ll find the Ballard Inn, an iconic boutique property offering comfortable elegance honoring its storied heritage since 1985. The Restaurant at Ballard Inn emphasizes quality through passion, creativity, and locally sourced product. Our concept is
We farm vineyards both large and small that produce wines at all price points. Each of our client-vineyards is staffed with highly experienced vineyard managers, seasoned crew foreman, and competent field workers. Education and training are cornerstones of our management principles.
Recently, Earth Stewards partnered up with Hitachi Zosen Inova, a local anaerobic digestion facility adjacent to the San Luis Obispo Airport. This project converts food waste and green waste into methane gas to power surrounding homes and businesses and also produces a high quality soil
Preferred Payments has been a leader in the payment space and credit card processing for over 10 years focusing on wineries, tasting rooms, wine clubs and vineyards. We provide our customers with competitive rates, unparalleled customer service and the highest quality technology. We put relationships
Newtimer Marketing is a winery-specialized marketing company focused on generating results. Through highly-tailored, strategic combinations of digital and traditional marketing, Newtimer marketing artisans help wineries improve their online presence and grow direct-to-consumer wine sales. Our services include website design, search engine optimization (SEO), email marketing, social
Laffort is a fourth-generation family-owned winemaking product supplier, based in Bordeaux since 1895. With a history in enology dating back to Pasteur’s seminal works, the Laffort group is proud to dedicate one of the largest budgets in the industry to Research and Development. As a
Gusdorf Marketing Group is your one stop branding and marketing agency. We develop strategic marketing communications including: brand identity, website development, video production, search engine marketing, signage and collateral materials. We work in all media: traditional, digital, and social, to promote your message efficiently and
Based in Napa, CA and founded in 2009 – Chatterbox has been instrumental in accelerating direct to consumer wine sales conversions the old-fashioned way; over the phone. Our model has evolved with the wine business as we offer luxury wine brands two options: performance and
Since 1994, Silicon Valley Bank has been the leading provider of financial services to wineries and vineyards in the western United States. Silicon Valley Bank’s 35 Wine Division professionals are a unique group – they are experts in the wine industry and understand the risks and
