Our Syracuse trip is starting off with a BANG! We are happy to announce that we will be interviewed on News Channel 9’s “Bridge Street” Segment. To view the interview, please click HERE

There is nothing more relaxing than a long walk barefoot down the beach. But a pristine beach has become a rarity, and now we are creating clean beaches more often than finding them. We have personally participated in a multitude of beach clean-ups. Some were organized by non-profits like the Surfrider Foundation and, in the […]

Twenty-seven years ago, Barefoot Wines were bottled for the first time. But how the wine found its way to the bottling line was a fluke in itself. A farmer wasn’t getting paid for several years for his grapes and his friends went to bat for him to see how much they could collect. It wasn’t […]

Sometimes what you don’t have can be a true blessing. When we speak to aspiring entrepreneurs and students hoping to start their own businesses, they often tell us that they are afraid of being under capitalized and not knowing enough about their industry. They have been taught that in order to start a new business, […]

How to Succeed in the Wine Business Without Really Knowing a Damn Thing About It  Written by Jordan Wright of Whisk and Quill  Last month I spoke with Barefoot Wines founder Michael Houlihan about his upcoming book The Barefoot Spirit (Evolve Publishing – May 2013).  Michael, who has been in the wine industry for nearly 30 years along with his life […]

GREETINGS TEXAS! We are very excited to be spending time in the great state of Texas. We will be speaking in the Dallas area at The University Texas at Arlington, The University of Texas at Dallas, The Dallas Chamber of Commerce, and MORE! Please check out our event calendar for dates and times. We look forward to […]

High school graduation is almost here and Career Days are upon us. This is when young people are expected to focus on college, career, and beyond. It seems like parents, relatives and other adults are always asking young people, “What are you going to do when you graduate?” This of course means, “Are you going […]

Michael Luchies, Yahoo! Contributor Network Mar 11, 2013 Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey are two of the nicest people I have had the pleasure of talking with, and they just so happen to be incredibly successful and world renowned entrepreneurs. Michael and Bonnie founded and grew the Barefoot Wine brand, which is now the #1 wine […]

By SCOTT STEEPLETON NEWS-PRESS CITY EDITOR March 7, 2013 5:59 AM   When he returns to Santa Barbara for a speaking engagement this week, Barefoot Cellars co-founder Michael Houlihan will be treading familiar territory. He attended City College 1965-67 and it was here, in the early stages of Barefoot, that Mr. Houlihan, who founded the […]

On February 22, Michael and Bonnie were honored to be interviewed by the legendary Jim Moriarty of The Surfrider Foundation. To read the article and listen to the podcast, please click HERE. Also, if you use iTunes, please click HERE for Jim’s iTunes podcasts