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The sun sets on the Sullivan vineyard outside Mazzocco at the end of what was labeled Winter WINEland but could as easily have been called the T-Shrt weather WINEland.

Sonoma Winter WINEland 7: Mazzocco

(Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6) After our trip to Ridge, we still had time to squeeze in one more winery on the Winter WINEland...
Read More April 12, 2013
Yours truly standing alongside some ancient Zinfandel vines at the Lytton Springs vineyard, outside the Ridge winery.

Sonoma Winter WINEland 6: RIdge

(Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4  Part 5) It wasn’t our first destination, but RIDGE LYTTON SPRINGS was always the number one stop on my Northern Sonoma Winter...
Read More March 5, 2013
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Sonoma Winter WINEland 5: Martin Ray

(Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4) At MARTIN RAY WINERY, located in the heart of the Russian River Valley, we were greeted with an enticing Martin Ray 2011...
Read More March 2, 2013
Tasting Pinot Noir in the Mueller cellars.

Sonoma Winter WINEland 4: Mueller

(Part 1   Part 2   Part 3) Our only stop on the Northern Sonoma Winter WINEland to pour exclusively from the Russian River Valley was MUELLER, established twenty years...
Read More March 1, 2013
The wines of Taft Street, excellent value for money.

Sonoma Winter WINEland 3: Taft Street

(Part 1  Part 2) The crew behind TAFT STREET Winery, our second stop on northern Sonoma’s Winter WINEland 2013, call themselves “garagistes,” a French term that came into vogue in Bordeaux...
Read More February 28, 2013
The Cherry Ridge Syrah was laid out alongside bowls of the spices and fruit that are often considered 'ingredients' in such a wine.

Sonoma Winter WINEland Part 2: Dutton-Goldfield

(Part 1) First stop on the Winter WINEland trail: DUTTON-GOLDFIELD, where we were formally greeted outside the tasting room with a glass of their 2011 Dutton Ranch Chardonnay Russian River...
Read More February 21, 2013
This map renders it somewhat easier to understand. San Francisco lies to the south.

Sonoma Winter WINEland Part 1

I’m not much of a Napa man. That doesn’t mean I’m not a fan of its most famous export Cabernet Sauvignon, and if you’d like to buy me a bottle...
Read More February 20, 2013
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Featured Winery: Hudson-Chatham

A few weeks ago, we finally paid a visit to Hudson-Chatham Winery, one of many that have opened in recent years in the Hudson Valley, and apparently the first to...
Read More November 15, 2011
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