The Art of Gathering

Trisha Cole loves to bring people together. For the last 20 years or so, she has worked with hospitality clients (think food, hotels, travel destinations) to help them garner media coverage, develop partnerships, and create unique guest experiences. Before that, she was in the editorial department at Bon Appétit magazine. Trisha has recently written a book that’s a bit of a memoir, and more than anything a guidebook to good living entitled Life at the Dumpling. Trisha lives with her husband and two daughters in a dumpling of a house on a hill in East Los Angeles.

Elizabeth Poett is a 7th generation cattle rancher and was raised on Rancho San Julian, her family’s 14,000-acre ranch on Santa Barbara’s Central Coast. Elizabeth has always had a passion for food and she has brought that passion to her Ranch Table, where she hosts cooking classes, traditional ranch meals, and unique experiences on historic Rancho San Julian.  The Ranch Table offers a way for guests to learn about the foods they eat, and how to cook in a seasonal, imaginative, and simple way. Elizabeth also has a cooking show- Ranch To Table on Magnolia Network where viewers can see more of the day to day life and food on the ranch. In the Fall of 2023, Elizabeth is looking forward to releasing her first cookbook, The Ranch Table Cookbook.

Erika is a southwestern based artist.  Her work is inspired by the warm hues of the sonoran desert mixed with the rich, western ranch lifestyle.  She was formally trained with a degree in painting and has shown her work and hosted workshops throughout the country.

Grounded in my love for wild rugged California coastal botanicals having spent my childhood in Malibu and a shared commitment with my husband to his family’s over century history agriculture in CA, I embraced the challenge of creating a winery focused on products that highlight the native botanicals of the Gaviota Coast- and so was born T.W. Hollister & Co. aperitifs. Guided by our philosophy of using natural and native ingredients, we craft products that echo our values of environmental stewardship.

Our products are distinctly American-made, leveraging superior ingredients grown on our legacy lands to offer not just a drink, but an experience steeped in authenticity and quality.

At our heart- through T.W. Hollister & Co., we are not just preserving a legacy but building a future where each bottle curates a beautiful story worth sharing — a celebration of the past and a toast to the bright future.