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Are you and your wine ready for the next big earthquake?

For those of us that live and have grown-up in California earthquakes have been a part of our life.  Do you have relatives outside of California that have asked you whether you worry about you real estate falling into the … Continue reading

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Green from Grapes to Glass – Westbrook Wine Farm Vineyard and Winery

Westbrook Wine Farm Vineyard and Winery was conceived and created by Tammy Krause and 48 year California wine industry veteran, Ray Krause in 1995. After a ten year search for the heat summations, elevation, orientation, air drainage, soils, hydrology and market proximity, … Continue reading

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Santa Clara County Wineries

  Guglielmo Winery                                   480 East Main Ave.,                              Morgan Hill, CA                                             408-779-2145  |  www.guglielmowinery.com       Unique features: The family home since 1925. The Heritage Room, in the cobblestone piazza, showcases family artifacts and a selection of gourmet food items and gifts. … Continue reading

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Amazing Cork

Cork can go from the tree to the wine bottle without the need to cut down a tree. The next time that you pull that cork from a bottle of wine, pause a moment to appreciate it. You hold in your hand a biodegradable, natural, renewable object. Continue reading

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Wine Oasis at Lake Tahoe’s South Shore

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California Wines and Wineries – Wine Tasting Clubs

There are so many wine tasting clubs and local wine bars for the wine-lover and who take great pleasure in taking part in wine tasting events. For any wine lover it would be a fantastic moment to cherish with his … Continue reading

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Big Fish Wines – California Zinfandel

Recently I got a group of around 15 wine enthusiasts to try several California Zins.  Included among them were two bottles from Hunter Landers’ wines, “Big Fish Wines”.  Both of the Big Fish certainly had their own personality.  The 2007 … Continue reading

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This weekend we do something a little untraditional

Doing a tasting of California Zins We will be trying 2 from Big Fish Wines, Several from Peachy Canyon and a few other thrown into the mix. Looking forward to being with some family and friends for a nice relaxed … Continue reading

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California Winemakers bullish on the future of California Wine Industry

California winemakers are once again bullish on the future of their industry, predicting that business will revive within three years from a slump that began in 2007, reports Robert Smiley, dean and professor emeritus at the University of California, Davis, … Continue reading

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Traveling to the San Francisco Bay Are – Short on time – Want Some California Wines. What to do?

Traveling to the San Francisco Bay Area – Short on time – want some California wines.  What to do? If you want to stay in the City itself “San Francisco”, that is just fine.  However, let me make a suggestion … Continue reading

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