Wine Dine & Travel Magazine

What Wine Dine & Travel Magazine does

Wine Dine & Travel Magazine is a privately held, free digital travel publication founded and operated by husband-and-wife team Ron James and Mary Hellman James, based in San Diego, California. The magazine delivers editorial content focused on the intersection of food, wine, and global travel destinations, distributed through its website (winedineandtravel.com) as a multimedia digital experience, with print editions made available via a print-on-demand partnership with MagCloud. Its editorial portfolio includes a library of themed destination editions (Spain, Scotland, South Africa, Peru, Thailand, and others), recurring feature series such as 'Ron & Mary's Grand Voyage' (chronicling a multi-month Rome-to-Cape Town cruise) and 'Wine Time with Tom Gable' (a wine column), and a roster of contributing writers covering luxury travel, cruise ports, and culinary experiences.

The business generates revenue primarily through digital advertising placed within the magazine and on its website, supplemented by print magazine sales through MagCloud at standard print-on-demand rates. The digital edition is offered free of charge to readers worldwide with no subscription requirement, and the publication drives discovery through organic website traffic, newsletter distribution, and social media sharing. The reader base consists of food and wine enthusiasts, active travel planners, and cruise travelers seeking curated destination guidance and authentic local perspectives. Editorial leadership includes nationally syndicated journalists with decades of experience (Ron James as a wine and food columnist; Mary James as a 29-year San Diego Union-Tribune veteran), and the publication earned seven San Diego Press Club Awards of Excellence in 2025. Wine Dine & Travel Magazine operates as a lifestyle publication business — not a technology platform — with no proprietary AI capabilities, no API surface, no native mobile app, and no external institutional funding.

Name

Wine Dine & Travel Magazine

Legal name

Wine Dine & Travel Magazine

Website

https://winedineandtravel.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Travel Magazine Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312), Book Publishers (513130)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Travel & Outdoors Magazines (MPAJAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Lifestyle, Travel & Leisure Books Publishing (MPAJAAAH)

Keywords

• Travel magazine publishing
• Digital travel content
• Food wine journalism
• Destination guides
• Travel journalism

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Digital Advertising: The magazine generates revenue through advertising placed within the digital publication and website, featuring destination marketing, travel brands, and related products and services appealing to food, wine, and travel enthusiasts.
2. Print Magazine Sales: Print versions of magazine editions are sold through MagCloud, a print-on-demand publishing partner. Readers can purchase physical copies of specific editions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wine Dine & Travel Magazine publishes a free international digital and print travel magazine covering food, wine, and destination content across 100+ global locations. The publication offers multimedia magazine editions, a digital library of past issues, and editorial series including wine columns, cruise voyage chronicles, and destination guide features. Print versions are sold on-demand through the MagCloud publishing partner.

Product overview

Wine Dine & Travel Magazine is a free digital travel publication offering a multimedia magazine library alongside regularly published blog content. The portfolio includes the core WDT Magazine (digital issues covering global destinations), the WDT Top Ten Things to Do guide series, and feature series like Ron & Mary's Grand Voyage travel chronicles and Wine Time with Tom Gable wine columns. The magazine is available through both the website and print version via partner MagCloud.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ron & Mary's Grand Voyage: Ongoing travel series following Ron and Mary James's extended journey from Rome to Cape Town and other destinations
• Wine Time with Tom Gable
• Ron & Mary's Editor's Notes
• WDT Top Ten Things to Do

Products and services

• Wine Dine & Travel Magazine Wine Dine & Travel Magazine is a free digital travel magazine covering food, wine, and travel destinations worldwide, featuring articles by award-winning journalists Ron and Mary James. The publication is offered free to readers online, with print versions available for purchase through the MagCloud print-on-demand partner.
• WDT Magazine Library Digital archive of Wine Dine & Travel Magazine issues covering destinations including Spain, Peru, Scotland, South Africa, Egypt, Turkey, Mexico, Ireland, Argentina, Japan, India, and more. The library provides free access to past themed magazine editions on the publication's website.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MagCloudcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMagCloud serves as the print distribution partner for Wine Dine & Travel Magazine, enabling readers to purchase print versions of magazine editions. Through this partnership, physical copies of magazine issues are produced on-demand and shipped to readers who prefer print over digital versions.
• Devour ToursminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe magazine features content related to Devour Tours food experiences, including cooking classes in Madrid and food tours in Spain. Articles document the magazine's editorial team's experiences with Devour Tours' culinary offerings.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/winedineandtravel

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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