Gray Hartley and Frank Ostini make wine under the label Hartley-Ostini Wines, and Frank owns and operates the venerated Buellton barbecue restaurant, The Hitching Post II. Gray and Frank have been friends since 1976, when Santa Barbara Wine Country was just beginning to emerge. We sat together at the Hitching Post 2 and discussed how both men grew up, Gray’s commercial fishing career, Frank’s education at UC Davis, and the impact of the Oscar-winning 2004 movie Sideways, which features the Hitching Post II and Hartley-Ostini Wines prominently in the plot.
Website: hitchingpost2.com
Instagram: @hitchingpost2
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20th Season Best Of: Farmers, Ranchers, Fishers
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