Archive for: Mendocino County

Winery of the Week: Lula Cellars – Mendocino County, Ca

Winery of the Week: Lula Cellars – Mendocino County, Ca

With only a small population and rustic beauty, the Anderson Valley is the heart of Mendocino County’s renowned Pinot Noir region. This is where Lula Cellars...

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Winery of the Week: Maple Creek – Mendocino County, Ca

Winery of the Week: Maple Creek – Mendocino County, Ca

Maple Creek Winey is located  along the twists and turns of Highway 128 that cuts a path through the Yorkville Highlands of Mendocino County, California. There,...

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Winery of the Week: Yorkville Cellars – Mendocino County, Ca

Winery of the Week: Yorkville Cellars – Mendocino County, Ca

Yorkville Cellars is tucked away along the winding turns of California Route 128 in Mendocino County.  Their vineyards have been certified organic for 30 years...

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Winery of the Week: Seebass Vineyards – Mendocino County, Ca

Winery of the Week: Seebass Vineyards – Mendocino County, Ca

The folks at Seebass Vineyards have been growing grapes on their estate, in California’s Mendocino County for over thirty years. Much of that fruit is sold...

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Wines of the Week: Barra & Girasole Vineyards – Mendocino County, Ca

Wines of the Week: Barra & Girasole Vineyards – Mendocino County, Ca

Just north of Ukiah in Mendocino County, California, Charlie Barra grows grapes, and he’s got a little bit of experience. This year, he’ll complete his 71st...

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George’s Rants and Raves: DSP CA 162 Vodkas

George’s Rants and Raves: DSP CA 162 Vodkas

Crispin Cain and Ansley Coale seem to never rest, as they have created and continue to create an ever widening range of distilled spirits up in Mendocino County...

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George’s Rants and Raves: Russell Henry Gin

George’s Rants and Raves: Russell Henry Gin

Gin by definition is a flavored spirit with the dominant flavoring coming from juniper berries and usually a few other well chosen botanicals, and in certain cases,...

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George’s Rants and Raves: Low Gap California Whiskeys

George’s Rants and Raves: Low Gap California Whiskeys

Back in the early 80’s two unlikely, but highly talented, and even some might say eccentric, fellows hooked up in Northern California, in of all places, a tiny...

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Winery of the Week: Judson Hale – Mendocino County

Winery of the Week: Judson Hale – Mendocino County

Way up in the Yorkville Highlands At Judson Hale, they are blending past with present.  The winery opened its doors fairly recently, but the vineyard they use has...

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Wines of the Week: Yorkville Cellars’ Malbecs – Mendocino County

Wines of the Week: Yorkville Cellars’ Malbecs – Mendocino County

There is lots of Malbec on store shelves these days – mostly from Argentina, where they have 50,880 acres planted. Regrettably, there are only 1,346 bearing Malbec...

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