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Lancaster Estate Winery in the Chalk Hill AVA – Review
Almost shocking to hear, but not unexpected these days, the Lancaster Estate winery, a family-owned winery, has been sold to a large wine conglomerate. In this instance the buyer is Bill Foley, whose...
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Porter Creek Vineyards Review
Our visit to Porter Creek Vineyards Our last visit to Porter Creek Vineyards was in 2002. We enjoyed the smallness of the winery and the family atmosphere. However, we thought the wines were a mixed...
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Healdsburg to Guerneville best wine country backroad
Scenic Westside Rd.What is your favorite backroad in all of wine country? We have many that we like on our list, but we think this one certainly qualifies as one of the best. As you read about the...
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Battaglini Winery in Russian River Wine Country
Our wine country getaway to Battaglini Winery Battaglini Estate Winery Battaglini Winery is a hidden gem in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County. In this wine region there are many gorgeous...
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A Visit to Rodney Strong Vineyards
Rodney Strong Vineyards Rodney Strong Vineyards Rodney Strong Vineyards is one of the older wineries in the Russian River area of Sonoma County with a bonding date of 1959. It is a big winery, 850,000...
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Paradise Ridge Winery Revisited
Paradise Ridge Winery It is always fun to visit Paradise Ridge, a winery off the beaten path in Sonoma County. We purchased another Travelzoo deal, this one for the Fountaingrove Inn in Santa Rosa....
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Wine Country Bocce Party
A friendly disagreement on the Bocce Court. Always bring a measuring tape. How to plan a wine country Bocce party As we swing into the tourist season in wine country and you plan your next wine country...
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Ketcham Estate
Mark Ketcham and his Pinot Noir wines About Ketcham Estate This is one winery I had never heard until one of our wine friends arranged for us to meet Mark Ketcham and taste his Ketcham Estate wines....
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100 Year Old Wineries Near Healdsburg
Korbel on the Russian River near Guerneville, California. Four 100-year-old wineries near Healdsburg Korbel Champagne Cellars There is a special place in our hearts for Korbel. At the ripe old age of...
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MacRostie’s new digs on Westside Road
The MacRostie tasting room as seen from Westside Road MacRostie Winery and Vineyards on Westside Road After 28 years of making very fine Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in Sonoma Valley, Steve MacRostie...
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On the wine walk in Healdsburg
We were in Healdsburg last Tuesday and Wednesday while El Niño gave us a break between storms. The sun began to play hide-and-seek, starting around noon on Tuesday. With the threat of showers in the...
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Wine Country Restaurants on Michael Bauer’s 100 Top 100 Restaurants
Each year at this time, the San Francisco Chronicle and its food editor Michael Bauer announce “The Top 100 Restaurants.” These are restaurants that are in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area,...
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Geyserville Inn Revamps
Geyserville is a hidden wine town surrounded by wonderful, exciting wineries. Geyserville is the gateway to the vineyards and wineries in the Dry Creek Valley and the Alexander Valley wine...
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Hidden Wine Country Town of Occidental
Healdsburg, Sonoma, Windsor, and Santa Rosa are the hot wine towns of Sonoma County wine country. If you like less hubbub, more solitude, and less wine snobbery, try visiting the town of Occidental....
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Guerneville – A Secret wine town in the Russian River
Visit Guerneville Visit Guerneville for wine and other fun activities Guerneville is a sleepy little town on the banks of the Russian River in Sonoma County. The town is 150 years old and, for most of...
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Winemaker Brian Maloney zips and dashes between DeLoach and Buena Vista wineries
French open-top barrels In 2003 Jean-Charles Boisset purchased DeLoach Vineyards and quickly revamped the winery, gaining certified biodynamic status, adding new wine making equipment, and most...
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Lancaster Estate Winery in the Chalk Hill AVA – Review
Almost shocking to hear, but not unexpected these days, the Lancaster Estate winery, a family-owned winery, has been sold to a large wine conglomerate. In this instance the buyer is Bill Foley, whose...
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Porter Creek Vineyards Review
Our visit to Porter Creek Vineyards Our last visit to Porter Creek Vineyards was in 2002. We enjoyed the smallness of the winery and the family atmosphere. However, we thought the wines were a mixed...
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Battaglini Winery in Russian River Wine Country
Our wine country getaway to Battaglini Winery Battaglini Estate Winery Battaglini Winery is a hidden gem in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County. In this wine region there are many gorgeous...
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Wine Country Bocce Party
A friendly disagreement on the Bocce Court. Always bring a measuring tape. How to plan a wine country Bocce party As we swing into the tourist season in wine country and you plan your next wine country...
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