William W. Cates

William Wesley Cates, is an American philosopher, photographer, writer and vintner (September 17, 1939 – March 25, 2018) BA in Philosophy from Roanoke College in Virginia and a MA in Theatre Arts from Hollins University. His novel The Growing Season won a Los Angeles Book Festival fiction award in 2015.[1]

During his time in Santa Ynez, California, together with his wife Gwen Cates, started Tantara Winery. In 2013, Tantara Winery Pinot Noir was included in National Geographic's “The Ten Best of Everything.”[2]

Books
  • The Growing Season, Calavira Publishing, 2014
  • Upon A Fine Horse, Calavira Publishing, 2011[3]
  • The Unlimited Salad Bar, Calavira Publishing, 2009
  • Once Upon A Time At Loch Ness & other stories, Booklocker, 2008
  • Just The Right Woman, iUniverse, 2006

References
  1. "Ten Best of Everything". National Geographic. Tantara Wines. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  2. "William Wesley Cates Obituary". The Santa Barbara News-Press. April 8, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  3. "Cates to read, sign books". The Santa Ynez Valley News. September 27, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2018.



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