William Wesley Cates (September 17, 1939 – March 25, 2018) was an American writer and vintner.
Early life
Cates was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and grew up in Virginia. He received a BA in Philosophy from Roanoke College in Virginia and a MA in Theatre Arts from Hollins University.
Career
His novel The Growing Season won a Los Angeles Book Festival fiction award in 2015.
With his wife Gwen Cates, he started Tantara Winery in Santa Ynez, California in 2013, Tantara Winery Pinot Noir was included in [[National Geographic|National Geographic'''s]] “The Ten Best of Everything.”