“It’s been great for our kids, there are less distractions, and I feel more productive.” “Living here feels like a permanent vacation,” says Link Entertainment talent manager Brad Stokes, who moved with his family to the area in 2021. Not surprisingly, these offerings lured many Angelenos seeking to leave the city during COVID, leading to a boon for the area. While the area’s unpretentious ambiance persists nearly 20 years after Sideways premiered, what was a few decades earlier a sleepy clutch of ranchland towns - that also attracted the wealthy in search of space and privacy - has evolved into a celebrated wine and food mecca with a growing number of Michelin-approved restaurants, swanky shops, boutique hotels and architecturally striking wineries.
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