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Posted by jeffpelline on December 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment
These are a few of our favorite things for the holidays: Foothill Flowers An institution since 1966, the Johnson’s family-owned shop creates exquisite arrangements with hand-picked flowers from the San Francisco Flower Mart. Foothill also offers a selection of fine wines to compliment your bouquet. The holiday window displays are among the best in the […]
Filed under Food · Tagged with Bear River Pasta Co., Bloody Mary, Caroline's Coffee, Cornish Christmas, Foothill Flowers, Grass Valley, Lone Buffalo, Marshall's Pasties, Nevada County railroad museum, pilot peak, Sierra Starr, Tess Kitchen Store, Tofanelli's, Treats
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. […]
Filed under Wine & Beer · Tagged with Bear River Wine Tasting, bent metal, explore, Hwy. 174, Jacques Mercier, Mark Henry, Montoliva, Naggiar, Penn Valley, pilot peak, Sierra Bella, Sierra Knolls, Sierra Vintners, Solune, the Colfax Hwy.
Posted by jeffpelline on July 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment
SOLUNE HONORED IN FRANCE For the sixth time, Solune Winegrower’s Owner/Winemaker Jacques Mercier was invited to Vinalies Internationales, France’s premier wine competition in Paris. There were about 100 judges from all over the world, judging 3,400 wines. “It is the strictest competition I know of,” says Jacques. Two Solune wines (the 2009 Torrontés and the […]
Posted by jeffpelline on February 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment
More wineries are expanding in downtown Grass Valley, and the county’s wine association has a new name, showing industry growth despite the economic downturn. The Grass Valley Wine Co. — a venture of Bent Metal, Pilot Peak and Solune wineries — has found a new location, at 128 Mill St. in the historic downtown. The […]
Posted by jeffpelline on October 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment
THE CORNISH INFLUENCE IN GRASS VALLEY is well known. Cornish tin miners were attracted to the city during the Gold Rush era, and the heritage is preserved with events such as Cornish Christmas. Though less celebrated, many Italians also helped settle the area. “If you look through the names of people who moved here during […]
Posted by jeffpelline on October 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
FALL IS AN IDEAL TIME TO VISIT FOOTHILL wineries, when the vines and trees show off fall colors. In Nevada County, the big red barn at Smith Vineyard is redolent of New England. Naggiar Vineyard’s Tuscan-style tasting room reminds you of the Italian countryside. In Placer County, the Wine Trail is a collection of wineries […]
Filed under Wine & Beer · Tagged with Avanguardia, bent metal, Clavey Wines, explore, Grass Valley Wine Co., Indian Springs, Lone Buffalo, Lucchesi, Montoliva, Naggiar, Nevada City Winery, pilot peak, Placer County Wine Trail, Sierra Starr, Smith, Solune
Posted by jeffpelline on April 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Here’s the logo for the Grass Valley Wine Company, the new wine bar in downtown Grass Valley that we wrote about previously. It will feature wines from Pilot Peak, Montoliva, Solune and Bent Metal at 151 Mill Street in downtown Grass Valley. “GVWC is planning to offer the best urban ‘casual wine tasting experience’ and […]
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