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Up in the Mountains but Under the Radar
The Santa Cruz Mountains, running along California’s central coast, have a long history with wine. Back in the 1870’s a man named John Jarvis came to...
Carina Cellars: Furthering the Standing of California Rhone Wines
Carina Cellars is the result of an avid wine collector with a dream who meets an accomplished winemaker with a vision. When attorney and businessman David Hardee...
Adding up to Balance: Amanda Cramer & Niner Estates
Amanda Cramer, the winemaker at Niner Estates, didn’t grow up in a wine drinking family. Her parents were more “cocktail people.” In fact, her initial...
Hannah Nicole Winery: Growing their Own Identity
With over a million residents and a bustling suburban scene, it’s understandable that wine isn’t the first thing people think about in Contra Costa...
Wine Country and Sunsets: Escaping in Carmel
The moment before sunset, when the sky is filled with softening streaks of red and orange and the calm of dusk starts to settle on the land, can be strikingly beautiful...
Preserving a Sense of Place with Pinot Noir
Place and wine are quite intimately connected. The plot of land where the grapes are grown has a great part to play in the ultimate expression of the resulting...
Thinking with his Heart and not his Head
Mitchell Katz isn’t your typical winemaker. He wanders out from the back room, in sandals, a navy t-shirt, and most noticeably, an ice bag on his shoulder....
Steven Kent Mirassou: A Master of Literature to a Master of Wine
Steven Kent Mirassou didn’t always want a career in wine. He went to school on the East coast, got a Masters in Literature, and was considering the pursuit...
Coming into Their Own: Page Mill & the Livermore Valley
Page Mill Winery Dane Stark, owner and winemaker at Page Mill, doesn’t remember a time when the wine business wasn’t part of his life. Dane was just...
The Many Faces of Mendocino: Part Three – Ukiah & the North
When it comes to organic farming, perhaps the classic image is of a farmer in a straw hat and overalls with lots of dirt under his fingernails, sweat on his brow,...
