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Posted by jeffpelline on June 14, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Here are some foothill wineries that won awards at the California State Fair Wine Competition: Avanguardia won a bronze for Due Fiore (a red varietal blend). Clavey Vineyards & Winery won a bronze (Syrah). Lucchesi won a gold for its Sauvignon Blanc. Montoliva won two silvers (Sierra Bella, red varietal blend; and Teroldego). Nevada City […]
Posted by jeffpelline on March 31, 2013 · Leave a Comment
This past week, buds began breaking in the vineyards at Sierra Vintners’ wineries, marking the start of the 2013 growing cycle. The annual life-cycle of the vine lasts from early spring to late fall. Among Sierra Vintners wineries in our Sierra foothills, Naggiar Vineyards and Winery and Smith Vineyard both reported bud breaks, among others. […]
Posted by jeffpelline on March 27, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Naggiar, Pilot Peak, Sierra Knolls’ Bear River Tasting Room, Sierra Starr and others celebrate wine, food and music with regular festivities throughout spring and summer. Along with others, Bent Metal, just past the county fairgrounds in Grass Valley, and Solune and Montoliva along pastoral Hwy. 174, offer idyllic picnic spots. You’ll find picnic tables and […]
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Posted by jeffpelline on January 25, 2013 · Leave a Comment
A new generation of chefs, farmers, winemakers and artists are resettling the region. They are adding new energy and sophisticated offerings for today’s travelers while honoring the region’s rich history. The foothills’ relaxed lifestyle, Mediterranean-like climate and stunning beauty is prompting them to open wineries; restaurants with fresh, local cuisine; and local art galleries. This […]
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Posted by jeffpelline on January 25, 2013 · Leave a Comment
QUALITY WINE IS CREATED IN THE VINEYARD by a farmer, crafted by an artist, and chemistry brings it all together. Though foothills’ winemakers come from all walks of life, they share in this experience. Dozens of winemakers and winery owners are re-settling the foothills wine growing region, whose roots go back to the Gold Rush […]
Filed under Wine & Beer · Tagged with Avanguardia, Bent Metal Winery, Jacque Wilson, Jacques Mercier, Len Stevens, Lynn Wilson, Mark Foster, Mark Henry, Mike Naggiar, Montoliva, Naggiar, Nancy Stevens, Nevada City Winery, Pilot Peak Winery, Rob Chrisman, Scott Brown, Solune
Posted by jeffpelline on November 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment
LIKE SAMPLING CHEESE, we enjoy savoring Sierra Vintners’ wineries in “small bites”: A trip along Hwy. 49 to visit Sierra Knolls’ Bear River Wine Tasting room and Naggiar, for example; or a drive along McCourtney Road outside Grass Valley to visit Bent Metal, continuing along Indian Springs Road into Penn Valley, stopping at Pilot Peak. […]
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Posted by jeffpelline on November 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment
BARREL TASTING This is a unique opportunity to sample wine straight from the barrel before it is finished. It gives you a chance to learn how wine ages. The wine is drawn from the barrel with a long glass tube, or “thief,” and poured into your glass by the winemaker. Sometimes barrel tasting is a […]
Filed under Wine & Beer · Tagged with Avanguardia, Barrel Tasting Extravaganza and Futures Party, Bear River Wine Tasting, bent metal, Grass Valley Wine Co., Holiday in the Hills, Indian springs Lucchesi, Montoliva, Nevada City Winery, Penn Valley, Pilot Peak Winery, Placer County Wine Trail, Sierra Knolls, Sierra Starr, Solune, Wind & Scenic Film Festival, Wine Stroll
Posted by jeffpelline on September 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment
SIERRA VINTNERS IS A CLUSTER of wineries in scenic Nevada County. They are nestled in the foothills around historic Nevada City and Grass Valley, just north of I-80, between Reno and Sacramento. It’s a personal, unhurried wine tasting experience along “roads less traveled.” Nevada County is a rising star in Northern California wine country. The […]
Filed under Wine & Beer · Tagged with Avanguardia, B&Bs, bent metal, Broad Street Inn, Clavey Wines, Coufos Cellars, Double Oak Vineyards, explore, Gold Country, Gold Miners Inn Holiday Inn Express, Grass Valley, Grass Valley Courtyard Suites, Grass Valley Wine Co., Indian Springs, Jacques Mercier, Lucchesi Vineyards, Montoliva, Naggiar Vineyards, Nevada City, Nevada City Winery, Nevada County, Pilot Peak Winery, Sierra Knolls, Sierra Starr, Sierra Vintners, Smith Vineyard, Szabo Vineyards
Posted by jeffpelline on May 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment
THE SIERRA VINTNERS’ WINE TRAIL on June 2-3, from noon-5 p.m., is an ideal way to explore the Gold Country, while enjoying wine tasting, food, live music and art displays in spectacular settings. Your journey begins on the back roads of Nevada County, where you’ll find small, family-owned wineries that produce premium, award-winning wines. Along […]
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Posted by jeffpelline on January 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment
THE FOOTHILLS’ BEAUTY AND LIFESTYLE HAS attracted veteran chefs, caterers and event planners from all over, melding talents that would prevail in any food obsessed city. Among them is Jim Eckardt, owner of JimE’s Catering & Event Co. in Nevada City and Grass Valley. “JimE,” as he’s known to the locals, has been the caterer […]
Filed under Food · Tagged with 141 E. Main St., California Culinary Academy, Club 141, Coufos Cellars, Double Oak Winery, Empire Mine State Park, Jim Eckardt, JimE's Catering & Event Co., Montoliva, Naggiar Vineyards, Rich Fuxjager, Starry, Starry Nights, Telluride Film Festival
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