Tasting Notes: Naggiar, Smith, Nevada City Winery and Sierra Starr
Posted by jeffpelline on August 18, 2017 · Leave a Comment
NAGGIAR: WINE, MUSIC AND VINEYARD TOURS The winery’s new releases include a 2016 Viognier; 2016 Rosé, 2015 Root 49 (a blend of tempranillo, grenache and mourvèdre), a 2014 Sangiovese (a gold medal winner at the 2017 Pacific Rim wine competition), and a 2014 Petit Verdot. Naggiar’s Winefest concerts continue July 29 with a Steely Dan […]
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Tasting notes: Sierra Starr, Naggiar, Smith, Pilot Peak and Bent Metal
Posted by jeffpelline on July 24, 2016 · Leave a Comment
NAGGIAR VINEYARDS Naggiar is offering fully guided tours of its vineyard and winery in a new electric shuttle on weekends. SIERRA STARR’S GOLD MEDALS The winery has won double-gold or gold medals for most of the wines it has entered in tasting competitions this year. Sierra Starr won a double-gold for its 2012 Cabernet Franc […]
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FoodWineArt magazine and Grass Valley Wine Co. on KCRA TV in Sacramento
Posted by jeffpelline on July 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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 […]
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New wine bar planned in Grass Valley
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 […]
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