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Winery of the Week: Trefethen Family Vineyards – Napa Valley, Ca

Winery of the Week: Trefethen Family Vineyards – Napa Valley, Ca

Trefethen Family Vineyards, located in the heart of the Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley, is poised to write the next chapter in its rich history in 2018 when it...

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Wines of the Week:  Kick Butt Cabs

Wines of the Week: Kick Butt Cabs

As the the weather gets cooler, the air more crisp and we start cooking hearty winter meals, it’s definitely Cabernet season.  So, here are a handful of quality...

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Wines of the Week: Rich Red Blends

Wines of the Week: Rich Red Blends

Red blends are trending. And, it’s true that many of them are very ripe, lush, and maybe even a little sweet. But that’s not what all of them are like. ...

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Winery of the Week: Mazzocco – Dry Creek Valley, Ca

Winery of the Week: Mazzocco – Dry Creek Valley, Ca

We wrap up our exploration of Sonoma County’s Dry Creek Valley with Mazzocco Winery.  Their main focus is the area’s signature grape, Zinfandel, which...

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Winery of the Week: Peterson – Dry Creek Valley, Ca

Winery of the Week: Peterson – Dry Creek Valley, Ca

For our third installment exploring wineries in Sonoma County’s Dry Creek Valley, we turn to Peterson.  There, for over twenty-five years, owner Fred Peterson...

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Winery of the Week: Kokomo – Dry Creek Valley, Ca

Winery of the Week: Kokomo – Dry Creek Valley, Ca

We continue our survey of Sonoma County’s Dry Creek Valley, with Kokomo Winery. (Last week we looked at Pedroncelli.) Since their inception in 2004, the winery...

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Winery of the Week: Stony Ridge – Livermore Valley, Ca

Winery of the Week: Stony Ridge – Livermore Valley, Ca

The Corbett family owns Stony Ridge winery in California’s Livermore Valley, located just southeast of the San Francisco Bay. They produce only 100 percent...

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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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Winery of the Week: Buena Vista – Sonoma County, Ca

Winery of the Week: Buena Vista – Sonoma County, Ca

Buena Vista Winery, founded in 1857 by Hungarian immigrant, Agoston Haraszthy, the self-proclaimed “Count of Buena Vista” was California’s first premium winery....

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Winery of the Week: Llano Estacado – Texas

Winery of the Week: Llano Estacado – Texas

Texas may not be a land you associate with wine country, but Llano Estacado Winery, in in the western part of the state, has been around since 1976. From it’s...

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