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August Ridge Vineyards - A Taste of Italy in Templeton, California
In my previous travels along the California Coast wine countries I tasted and picked up bottles of Pinot Noir from Santa Barbara and Rhônevarietals from Paso Robles for which these regions are well...
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Final Stop of the California Coast Tour: Pomar Junction Vineyards –...
My final winery in my four-day California Coast Winery tour after visiting August Ridge was Pomar Junction Vineyards and Winery. I visited the previous winery because it had a unique Italian wine...
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Berghold Estate Winery – A Victorian Wine Gallery in Lodi, California
California wine countries such as Napa and Sonoma are well known for their impressive architectural monuments (chateaus, castles, mansions and palaces) where visitors can take a tour and sample their...
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Lancaster Estate – A Premium Winery in Alexander Valley, California
This past weekend I made my third visit to the Anderson Valley wine country. I first toured this area in July 2011 when I visited Robert Young Wineryand more recently I visited the old vines of Sausal...
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Field Stone Winery – The Home of Old Vine Petite Sirah in Alexander Valley
After I visited Lancaster Estate I headed down the road to Field Stone Winery, the home of old vine Petite Sirah. The Field Stone Winery and vineyard estate is located just 7 miles from Healdsburg and...
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Alexander Valley Vineyards – The Home of Cyrus Alexander in Alexander Valley,...
During my recent trip to the Alexander Valley two weeks ago, after visiting Lancaster Estate and Field Stone Winery, I ate lunch and then visited my third and final winery of the day - Alexander Valley...
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Mauritson Wines – The Home of Rockpile Zinfandel in Healdsburg, California
After seeing Clay Mauritson on last week’s episode of The Wine Down (episode #38) I was inspired to travel to the Dry Creek Valley to visit the Mauritson Family Winery and sample the wines mentioned...
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Merry Edwards Winery – The Queen of Pinot in Sebastopol, California
Merry Edwards, who is well known as the “Queen of Pinot,” is one of California’s first female winemakers. She began her career as a winemaker at Mount Eden Vineyards in the Santa Cruz Mountains in...
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Lynmar Estate Winery – A Garden of Eden in Sebastopol, California
After visiting Mauritson Family Wines in Healdsburg and then Merry Edwards Wines in Sebastopol last weekend I headed a little further down the road and around the corner to Lynmar Estate Winery. As you...
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Beaulieu Vineyards and The Rutherford Grill – Rutherford, California
To celebrate a long-time friend’s birthday, this past weekend we went out for a little wining and dining in the Napa Valley at Beaulieu Vineyards (BV) and The Rutherford Grill. Although these are two...
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PBJ and Wine?
The first week of July I took a trip up north and visited a number of wineries in the Applegate Valley in Southern Oregon, in the Southern Willamette Valley and in the Northern Willamette Valley. You...
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Soda Rock Winery – The “Alamo” of Healdsburg, California
I have been to the Alexander Valley three times, once in the summer of 2011 and twice this year. One of the wineries I visited liked my video of their estate on YouTube and requested that I make a...
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Benessere Vineyards and Tra Vigne Restaurant – A Taste of Cal-Italia in St....
In keeping with my Cal-Italia theme from my previous trip to Sonoma, in which I visited Viansa and Jacuzzi, this past weekend I drove up to the Napa Valley to visit Benessere Vineyards.Benessere...
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Luna Vineyards – A Cal-Italia Winery in Napa, California
Continuing with the Cal-Italia theme, after eating lunch at Tra Vigne, my second stop for the day was at Luna Vineyards located at the southern end of the Silverado Trail. I visited this winery back in...
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