“If the table doesn’t finish the bottle in one sitting, they can always cork it up and take it home with them in a bag to ...

Wine prices vary greatly, of course. The bottle itself is an investment. The bottle alone can cost $2,000. Just to manufacture that glass. Expect starting price over $7,000 for the wine inside ...

“People just aren’t going to pay $35 for a glass of red wine.” “I don’t think it’s hyperbole,” said Greg Pfaender, a national sales manager for Durham-based Authentique Vin said.

Last week, 60% of vintners, eight city councils, and the County Board of Supervisors agreed to form the Wine Business Improvement District run by the Santa Barbara County Vintners Association.