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Posted by jeffpelline on October 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment
SOLUNE WINEGROWERS combines the French words for sun (soleil) and moon (lune) to convey the premium grape growing climate in the Sierra foothills.
The name also reflects the roots of winemaker and co- owner Jacques Mercier, who grew up in Quebec, Canada, and now is a regular international wine tasting judge (his most recent was [...]
Posted by jeffpelline on October 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment
THE HISTORIC UNION BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN Grass Valley, which once housed a newspaper, has been restored to an inviting setting for tasting wine, sampling hors d’oeuvres and listening to music.
At the new Grass Valley Wine Co., you can drink wine from four local wineries—Bent Metal, Montoliva, Pilot Peak and Solune (learn about them on [...]
Posted by jeffpelline on July 24, 2010 · 2 Comments
The latest issue of our magazine, Sierra FoodWineArt, was shown on KCRA television in Sacramento last night, as part of a news feature on the new Grass Valley Wine Co. The new downtown wine venture — featuring Bent Metal, Montoliva, Pilot Peak and Solune wineries — is on the cover of the summer issue.
The KCRA [...]
Posted by jeffpelline on March 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Here’s a FoodWineArt magazine scoop: It’s hard to keep a secret when you put a big sign in the window about your business — though there’s not much “gumshoe” reporting going on anymore.
As it turns out, Pilot Peak Winery and Solune Winery — two of the county’s popular wineries — have a big sign in [...]
Posted by jeffpelline on February 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Solune Winegrowers of Grass Valley has started a Facebook page, with a unique twist.
“We thought that a fun way to kick this off would be to follow Jacques (Mercier) during his upcoming trip to France, where he was invited in Paris to judge at Vinalies Internationales, France’s largest wine competition (in Paris).
“Look for comment/picture postings [...]
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