When Jamie and Kym Slone would travel as tourists to Santa Barbara, they found it hard to find winery experiences that celebrated the city’s rich history and Spanish architecture. “Where was the wine tasting room with red-tiled roofs?” Jamie recalled thinking. “I couldn’t find it.”

So the 52-year-old � whose financial success from his family radio empire in Tucson, Arizona, and the vacation-home real estate market previously fueled a five-year stint driving racecars � decided to deliver that combination of wine and Santa Barbara style himself. Today, Jamie Slone Wines.

While Slone regularly ships bottles to members of his wine club, I’ve started to see his wines appear on local restaurant wine lists. His Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay are both available at Vivace Restaurant, the Pinot Noir is featured at Tavolino Ristorante Italiano and the BoRific can be found at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar.

Savory Spring Tarts�.you are questioning what that means, but your mouth is watering anyway. Of course we needed to do wine pairings so you get those here. We had 3 different types of tarts and I ended up choosing 4 different wines to taste with them. All of these wines ended up being Santa Barbara Wines and Jamie Slone Wines is one of them!

Historic El Paseo is Alive Again! Tucked away within its beautiful paseos and courtyards, something special has come together in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara. The Wine Collection of El Paseo.

F&W’s Ray Isle created pairing principles for the world’s most important wines, then the F&W Test Kitchen came up with stellar recipes to match. The result: 15 simple rules that will steer you to the best wine and food pairings ever.

A beautiful paved bicycle path follows the shoreline of the Santa Barbara Channel in Southern California. In 70-degree winter temperatures, it's a treat to ride and a great way to get a feel for this city that has become known as "The American Riviera."

Happening Hood: This year, be sure to hit up the PRESIDIO NEIGHBORHOOD, presidioneighborhoodsb.com. Hugh Margerum a local artist and web sales manager at Margerum Wine Company, coined the name based on the historical landmark on Canon Perdido and Santa Barbara streets.

Whenever my wife and I visit the wine regions of California, we dream of sending for our things and opening a small winery.But whatever it is that shakes us from this beautiful slumber always ends up shipping us back to the Sonoran Desert; back to life, back to reality.

When Jamie and Kym Slone would travel as tourists to Santa Barbara, they found it hard to find winery experiences that celebrated the city's rich history and Spanish architecture. "Where was the wine tasting room with red-tiled roofs?" Jamie recalled thinking. "I couldn't find it."

"We're not winemakers. We're you. We're consumers." For Jamie Slone, that distinction – that he and his wife are entering the wine arena as avid wine drinkers, first and foremost – may well be the biggest driving force behind Jamie Slone Wines.