Tag: Sonoma
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6 California Wines Perfect for Your Holiday Table
The holiday rush is on. Hanukkah begins tomorrow. Christmas is just two days away. Have you bought all your gifts? Batteries? Wrapping paper? It’s time to turn your focus to the big holiday meal. Have you planned the meal? Bought the needed ingredients? What about the wine? What? You forgot the wine? Don’t worry, I…
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Rockin and Rolling with Bruce Patch Wines
There is a lot of symmetry between music and wine. Music and wine are both artistic expressions, born of single components harmoniously amalgamated into a new creation. Enjoyment of music is as subjective as enjoyment of wine, yet there is a common understanding of how to rate both in terms of quality. Furthermore, age often…
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Jordan Winery: 40 Years of Exceptional Wines
How can a winery that only crafts two wines become an icon California winery and maintain that legendary status for forty years? Jordan Winery has accomplished this through focusing on crafting wines of balance, elegance, and a great ability to pair with food. Truly a winning combination!
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One Family Started it All: Gundlach Bundschu
When you think of a family owned winery that dates back centuries where does you mind go? France? Italy? Greece? Even Turkey, believed to be the birth of wine? What if I were to say California? That’s right, California. Then where does your mind travel? Napa? No! How about Sonoma? Yes, Sonoma! Do you know…
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How Will You Celebrate National Chardonnay Day (and when)?
National Chardonnay Day is quickly approaching. How quick is determined by which wine calendar you use. Winefolly and Vine Pair have it listed as May 21st. Wente Vineyards and American Winery Guide have the day of celebration as May 26th. The fact that the date of National Chardonnay Day is a bit controversial and misunderstood…
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A Virtual Visit to Landmark Vineyards
I seriously need to plan a wine country get away to Sonoma. Seriously! I am a huge Pinot Noir lover and Sonoma County crafts some of the best Pinot Noirs in the world. Sonoma is a more relaxed atmosphere than its Napa neighbor. It is easy going, less commercial, with great people and great wineries.…
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Exploring Sonoma’s Boutique Wines with Cellars of Sonoma
The world is filled with wonderful wines. Some are easy to locate, out in the open, must have wines. But many are hidden gems. Word of mouth wines. Perhaps they pop up in a wine club shipment or you had it at your friend’s house. Or if you are really adventurous you travelled down the…
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Magical Mystery Tours through Sonoma #Wine Regions
Do you enjoy a good mystery? Perhaps a thrilling book? Or a murder mystery such as those that air on Dateline? It seems historically television really likes mysteries. Remember “Murder She Wrote?” There is certainly a huge difference between a horror film or novel and a suspenseful mystery. How much mystery do you like regarding…
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A Night Under the Stars
This spring in North Texas meant rain: lots and lots of rain. The only thing shocking about all the rain we received was the news explaining it was our 8th wettest spring on record. Eighth?! How could that be? It rained what felt like every day from the beginning of April through May. Good news…
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The Perfect Wine for Oscar: Director’s Cut Zinfandel
The 87th Annual Academy Awards will be held live Sunday, February 22 on ABC. I am not a big awards show watcher; however, every year I really look forward to watching the Oscars. The excitement begins the first “Oscar worthy” movie I see in the preceding year and continues to build up to the nominations…
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