Hi Jolly or Haci Ali, was an Ottoman - Turkish subject of Ottoman and Greek parentage, and in 1856 became one of the first camel drivers ever hired by the US Army to lead the camel driver experiment in the Southwest.

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Ertugrul “Art” Sevtap’s unique road to winemaking can be seen, felt, and tasted in every sip of his extraordinary wines. A Turkish native, Art immigrated to the U.S. in 1992 to attend school for deep sea diving in Irvine, but a series of unique opportunities and a love of the Mediterranean climate landed him in Santa Barbara. It’s here where the eclectic Sevtap story found its groove and Art became a one-man winemaking show, producing some of the most celebrated bottles in the County. In the early 90s, Art attended Santa Barbara City College to study Marine Technology, which eventually took him to New Orleans as an Underwater Construction Worker for the offshore oilrigs and pipelines. In his spare time, he began to watch Emeril Lagassi’s show on the Food Network, spawning a desire to become a chef, which he did—as a line cook in the famed Lagassi kitchen.