The Bottle and Cork - Napa and Sonoma Wine blog

We had the most amazing tour of the Napa Valley wine region today. It was a painful start to the day as we had quite a late night and had to be up at 6.30am this morning! We were out the door by 7.30am, taking the tram to the Ferry … (5) Mondavi - the Henry Ford of Napa Wines. The Mondavi winery is amazingly huge! They are definitely a large establishment, offering various tours and exhibitions within their compound. The tasting was rather expensive at $20 for 3, …

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Morning drinking in wine country - Napa, United States Travel Blog

This is followed by the October Calendar of events, and then the news from across the county, calls for submission, new Sonoma County publications, current and upcoming workshops, and ongoing reading series and writers’ groups. ….. The Dickens: A Literary Journal, in each of the five PenHouseInk anthologies, and she has upcoming publications in Salamander and The Paterson Literary Review. Judi plays Bach on the banjo and is the oldest beginning surfer in Sonoma County. …

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Literary Update for October 1, 2009 « Sonoma County Literary Update

We missed the tasting by 30 minutes, but were able to tour the grounds and give my friend a little history about one of the most famous California wine makers. Honestly, I just love their location and how the Spanish-style architecture …

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Bowl of Soul…: Napa Valley Road Trip ~

Welcome to the West County Gazette EXTRA! Blog. Your contributions are always welcome…all-month-long. Just e-mail me. Thanks for keeping the lines of communication open for our neighbors of Sonoma County home towns. … They plan to be proactive in the community and are engaged in special activities, wine tasting events, banquets, private parties and having fun in general at all times. While they both cook, Dennis specializes in smoking the baby back ribs. …

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Sonoma County Gazette: Restaurant Review: Henweigh Cafe, Sebastopol CA

Walla Walla, Spokane, Chelan, Tri-Cities, Prosser, Red Mountain, Yakima, and Woodinville have all been on our travel itinerary in 2009, not to mention our attendance at a number of Washington wine tasting events. The easiest way to find our … Interesting, a recent PR Newswire piece listed Yakima Valley rather that WWV in terms of Washington wine destinations along with the survey favorite (wait for it) Napa Valley (http://www2.prnewswire.com/mnr/tripadvisor/37975/). …

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Wine Peeps: A Wine Blog » Washington State Wine: More than Just …

So first, let me say that most of our wine stops were great, and I recommend taking the tour at Chateau Julien (our favorite!) and stopping by to visit with the fine folks at Scheid, Talbott, Bernardus and Ventana Vineyards, … My favorite wine area to visit is Sonoma County (map). Last time I was there, almost all of the fees, if there were any, were applied towards purchase, and the people were incredibly nice. And guess what, I purchased quite a bit more wine. …

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Check out what some of the respondents had to say as quoted in the Wine Opinions report: “My customers are moving away from Napa Valley Cabernet because they get better value from other regions such as Walla Walla, Washington.” …. Look Smart. Get the 1WineDude Wine Tasting Guide! “How to Taste Like a Wine Geek” is an easy, practical & fun approach to tasting & enjoying the world’s greatest beverage. Printed, eBook, & Kindle formats now available! …

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Napa Cabs Need to Watch Their Backs (Washington Wine on the Rise …

As for Napa Valley reds, it’s looking like they will be ripe soon and we will be prepared for an onslaught in the next week as Cabernet Sauvignon yields are likely to be high. The winery is starting to smell good as we approach the …

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Napa Valley Vintners: Midway at Miner

With a belly full of bread, Bry and I headed out to Napa Valley for day 1 of our wine adventure! The ride out to Napa took about an hour and we arrived to our first winery a few minutes before 10am. We decided to try out Plump Jack winery first. … This wine, along with Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon put Napa on the map and gave it the world-wide notarity it has today. Bry and I shared a wine tasting and at $20 for five glasses of wine, it’s a good deal. …

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Les Gourmands du South End: San Francisco Day 3 or "A Slice of …

I just got home from the California Wines tasting and what an experience! I’ve always wanted to take a wine tasting class but I’ve always been afraid the people would be too pretentious (I’m just assuming that’s what it would be … As soon as we arrived we were coupled with a 2002 Schramsberg sparkling wine from the Napa Valley. Moments later a smoked salmon rosti with a dill, whipped cream cheese and Chelsea Boucanerie smoked salmon was served to enhance the experience. …

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Urban Element – California Wines | Rachelle Eats Food