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Autumn in a Glass: Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc from Lafond Winery
Lafond Winery in Buellton, CA Ace, my super-business-consultant boyfriend, was reclining on the couch with a strange but calm look on his face. It was gray and dismal outside the small window in our...
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Welcome to Wine Country – Gainey Vineyard
Gainey Vineyard As you approach the Santa Ynez Valley from southern California, you’ll be driving over “the pass” – if you know what’s good for you. Meaning, if you drive like a local. And, as you make...
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Pinot Obsession – Alma Rosa Winery
Alma Rosa Winery It is internationally agreed that one of the best areas for growing Pinot Noir in the US is the Santa Rita Hills near Santa Ynez Valley. This is an east-west-running valley spreading...
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Chardonnay Symposium – July 23, 2011, Santa Maria California
When you want a little something different than white Italian wines, go for a nice crisp Chardonnay. And yes, Chardonnay can be crisp! It may not be what you’re used to seeing on American store...
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Chardonnay Symposium in Santa Maria, California
Chardonnay is the world’s white wine darling. And at Santa Maria Valley’s recent Chardonnay Symposium, we learned she is also one of the most debated. Whether you love an oaky + buttery one, a...
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Alta Maria Vineyards: Serious Wine in Los Olivos
Alta Maria wines (along with Native 9 wines and Autonom wines) have been around for almost a decade, but now they’ve opened a tasting room along the main drag in Los Olivos – the most charming tasting...
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Cooking with Wine: Roast Chardonnay Chicken Recipe
I love French food and wine…and I love eating and drinking local. These two loves inspired me to create a local version of a typical French dish: oven-roasted chicken with vegetables and herbs de...
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Brewer-Clifton Library Wines From Rancho Santa Rosa Vineyard thru August
For the month of August, Brewer-Clifton winery is featuring library wines from the Rancho Santa Rosa Vineyard. This vineyard is located on Foley Estate property in the Sta. Rita Hills AVA. This is a...
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Alta Maria Vineyards + Autonom & Native9 Wines in Los Olivos
Los Olivos, California is a tiny historic town of Santa Barbara county stagecoach fame; today it’s dominated by wine tasting rooms. And there’s one spot in this quaint, charming town where 3 wineries...
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This Saturday in Pismo Beach: The Chardonnay Symposium
Grand Tasting at Dolphin Bay in Pismo Beach The world’s greatest grape — and its most versatile — is being celebrated this weekend at the Central Coast’s International Chardonnay Symposium. The...
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White Rock Vineyards in Napa Valley
An Amazing Story One of Napa Valley’s first wineries, White Rock Vineyards, established in 1870 in the foothills of Stag’s Leap range, was later purchased and revived in 1977 by a French man and his...
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