The impact Alexander Payne’s Oscar-winning 2004 film made in the Santa Ynez Valley is dubbed “the Sideways effect.” The ...

Searchlight Pictures and the Hitching Post are celebrating 20 years of 'Sideways' with winemaker dinners and special Pinot Noir bottles.

The Hitching Post 2 steakhouse was established in 1986 and is owned by Frank and Jami Ostini. Frank Ostini oversees both his kitchen and the wine label he shares with longtime partner Gray Hartley.

411. The Hitching Post 2’s series of Sideways 20th Anniversary events includes:. Sun., Sept. 15, 5 p.m., at the Hitching Post 2, which includes dinner and pours of the library of pinot noirs, ...