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Posted by jeffpelline on July 13, 2015 · Leave a Comment
For savory eats and award-winning wines, these festivals offer eclectic tastings, hands-on cooking demos with imaginative chefs, and breathtaking venues: SIERRA VINTNERS SUMMER REGIONAL WINE TRAIL JULY 18 AND SEPTEMBER 26 A premier wine tasting experience from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on “roads less traveled” in Nevada and Placer Counties. The trail includes wineries that are […]
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Posted by jeffpelline on May 27, 2015 · Leave a Comment
“THE ERA OF CABERNET FRANC is nearly upon us,” Wine Spectator Associate Editor Ben O’Donnell wrote in February. “That’s the conclusion I reached after visiting wineries on both coasts last year and imbibing at not a few of Instagram’s most trending wine bars. Reader, the excitement is palpable and the smell of pepper-bramble-tobacco-olive is in […]
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Posted by jeffpelline on May 25, 2015 · Leave a Comment
NEVADA CITY BICYCLE CLASSIC One of America’s top cycling events celebrates its 55th anniversary this year, and many of the nation’s top cyclists are going to be on hand. The 55th Annual Nevada City Bicycle Classic is on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 21, in historic downtown Nevada City. For the first time, ol’ Republic Brewery, […]
Filed under Art · Tagged with bicycle, bicycle race, California Bluegrass Festival, Commons Beach, Concerts at Commons Beach, Father's Day, Lake Tahoe, music, Naggiar Vineyards, Naggiar's Winefest, National Bike Month, Nevada City, Nevada City Bicycle Classic, Ol' Republic Brewery, Robbie James & The Streets of Bakersfield, Solstice Stroll Classic Car Show, Tahoe City Downtown Association, Tahoe City Solstice Festival, Tahoe City Wine Walk, Thursday Farmers Market, Wine, Wine tasting
Posted by jeffpelline on May 25, 2015 · Leave a Comment
NOW FOUR GENERATIONS STRONG Thirty-five years ago, Dr. Wayne Smith fulfilled his desire to farm when he planted a vineyard in Grass Valley. The winery, housed in a restored red barn, opened in 1987. Nowadays Wayne’s grandsons, the third generation, work alongside their parents, Gary and Chris, at the winery. Gary and Chris are now […]
Filed under Wine & Beer · Tagged with Auburn, Chris Smith, Gary Smith, Grass Valley, Lincoln, Lincoln Downtown Association, Lincoln Rotary Club, Lincoln Wine Fest, Naggiar Vineyards, Pruett Vineyard, race car, race car drive, Rylie's Red, Scott Pruett, Smith Vineyards, Tahoe City, Tahoe City Downtown Association, Tahoe City Wine Walk, Wine, Wine tasting, Wyatt's White
Posted by jeffpelline on April 12, 2015 · Leave a Comment
THE FOOTHILLS HAVE SOME ENJOYABLE wine trail experiences on “roads less traveled”: “Grape Days of Summer” in Placer County; “Passport” in El Dorado County; and “Big Crush” in Amador County, among others. Now Sierra Vintners, which includes wineries in Placer and Nevada Counties, has come up with an innovative plan: three regional wine trail experiences in […]
Filed under FWA blog, Wine & Beer · Tagged with avanguardia wines, Bear River Winery, Bent Metal Winery, Coufos Cellars, Double Oak Vineyards & Winery, Fawnridge Winery, Grant Eddie Winery, Grass Valley, Gray Pine Winery, July, Lone Buffalo Vineyards & Winery, Lucchesi Vineyards & Winery, May, Mt. Vernon Winery, Naggiar Vineyards, Nevada City, Nevada City Winery, Oregon House, Pilot Peak Vinyard & Winery, Rough and Ready, September, Sierra Knolls Vineyards & Winery, Sierra Vintners, Smith Vineyard, Solune Winegrowers, Szabo Vineyards, Vina Castellano Winery, Wine tasting, wine trails
Posted by jeffpelline on April 12, 2015 · Leave a Comment
THE FOOTHILLS HAVE SOME SPLENDID destination wineries: Viña Castellano in Auburn with a stone wine cave amid the 40-year-old Mendez Family Ranch; Wise Villa Winery in Lincoln with a bistro and tasting room set amid a 14-acre vineyard; Bent Metal in Grass Valley with sweeping views of the Sierra from comfortable Adirondack chairs; and Pilot Peak […]
Filed under FWA blog, Wine & Beer · Tagged with A Stone's Throw, Beatles, Derek Irwin, Doobie Brothers, Doobie Rock, Eagles, George Straight, Georgia Gross, Grass Valley, Life in the Fast Lane, Mike and Diane Naggiar, Motown, Naggiar harvest festival, Naggiar Vineyards, Nathan Owen's Detroit Legends, Paperback Writer, Robbie James & The Streets of Bakersfield, wine food and music, Wine tasting, WineFest
Posted by jeffpelline on April 12, 2015 · Leave a Comment
NEVADA CITY WINERY SPARKLER Sparkling wine is becoming an everyday wine. In the foothills, Sierra Starr Vineyard & Winery, Sierra Knolls Winery and Pilot Peak Winery offer sparkling wines, among others. Now Nevada City Winery has released two sparkling wines: Blanc de Blancs and Brut. The Blanc de Blancs is a Chardonnay sparkling wine with […]
Posted by jeffpelline on February 18, 2015 · Leave a Comment
“Ah, it’s that beautiful time of year again- skies are blue, the air is mild, the trees are blooming…wait- what?! It’s only mid-February!” according to Naggiar Vineyard’s blog. “While parts of the country are buried several feet deep in snow with more on the way- um, sorry East Coasters?- we have been enjoying a particularly […]
Posted by jeffpelline on October 26, 2014 · Leave a Comment
THIS YEAR’S WINE GRAPE HARVEST began early. Deploying little more than a pair of well-sharpened shears, the vintners, laborers and volunteers fanned out into the vineyard, hand harvested the grapes, put them in bins (or lugs) and hauled them off to the winery on a big tractor. The freshly picked grapes were sorted for quality, […]
Filed under Wine & Beer · Tagged with crush, Derek Irwin, fermentation, finishing, Gary Smith, harvest, Jackson Starr, Jacques Mercier, Lynn Wilson, Mark Henry, Montoiva, Naggiar Vineyards, Nevada County, PaZa, Pilot Peak Winery, Placer County, Sierra Starr Winery, Sierra Vintners, Smith Vineyard, Solune, Wine, wine grape harvest, Wine tasting
Posted by jeffpelline on June 27, 2014 · Leave a Comment
VISIT GRASS VALLEY’S DOWNTOWN tasting rooms, where you can sip award-winning wine in restored Gold Rush-era buildings. You also can visit destination wineries throughout the foothills. AVANGUARDIA WINES Taste wine on the cutting edge of the blending craft in an historic building. Italian, French, Georgian and California grape varieties, all grown in an estate vineyard. […]
Filed under FWA blog, Wine & Beer · Tagged with Avanguardia Winery, Bear River Wine Tasting, Bent Metal Winery, Grass Valley wine tasting, Montoliva Vineyard and Winery, Naggiar Vineyards, Pilot Peak Winery, Sierra Starr Vineyard, Smith Vineyard, Solune Winery
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