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Posted by jeffpelline on February 24, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Meet some of them: fathers, sons, mothers & daughters who are coming together to help our “food, wine, art economy” prosper: THE GIARDINAS The family owns the Golden Era Lounge in downtown Nevada City, arguably the most inviting cocktail lounge in the footills. Golden Era is located in the old Cirino’s building on Broad Street, […]
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Posted by jeffpelline on April 2, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Editor’s note: We received this email from Smith Vineyard this afternoon. Wishing Gary and Chris Smith a happy retirement! Re: Smith Vineyard Retiring the Winery and Tasting Room. To: Our Wine Club Members, Downtown Neighbors and Valued Customers Someone once said that “drinking good wine, with good food, in good company is one of life’s most […]
Posted by jeffpelline on January 14, 2017 · Leave a Comment
AMADOR COUNTY’S MICRO-CLIMATES are as diverse as any in California, ranging from oak- studded hillsides at 900 feet to Sierra peaks that top 9,000 feet. Besides offering a year ‘round playground—for “leaf peeping,” cycling, hiking, skiing and other activities—the county’s terroir, climate and soils are ideal for growing premium wine grapes. The majority of Amador’s […]
Filed under Wine & Beer · Tagged with Amador, Amador Cellars, Amador County, Amador County events, Andis Wines, award-winning wine, barbera, Best of California, Cooper Vineyards, Dick Cooper, Fiddletown, grape growing, Jeff Pelline, Karmere Vineyards, Mike Roser, Plymouth, roads less traveled, San Francisco Chronicle wine competition, Scott Harvey, Shake Ridge, Shenandoah Valley, viticulture, Wine, winemaker, winemaking, winery, zinfandel
Posted by jeffpelline on August 2, 2015 · Leave a Comment
CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR WINE WINNERS Gold-medal winners in the 2015 California State Fair Wine Competition included Avanguardia (Premiato), Double Oak Vineyards & Winery (Chardonnay), Le Casque (Sergent Dessert Wine), Mt. Vernon Winery (Cabernet Franc), Naggiar Vineyards (Sangiovese) and Nevada City Winery (Barbera). Medal winners also included Avanguardia (silver, two bronze), Ciotti Cellars (silver, bronze), Le […]
Filed under FWA blog, Wine & Beer · Tagged with Anne Starr, Avanguardia, Ciotti Cellars, Diego, dog, Double Oak Vineyards and Winery, Gary Smith, Grass Valley, Jackson Starr, Le Casque, Mark Foster, Marsanne, Marsy, Mt. Vernon Winery, Naggiar Vineyards, Nevada City, Nevada City Winery, Nevada County, Olive, Pilot Peak Winery, Popie Wines, Ruger, Secret Ravine, Smith Vineyard, Wine tasting, winery
Posted by jeffpelline on July 13, 2015 · Leave a Comment
SOME OF THE ORIGINAL SETTLERS OF CHICAGO Park, a bucolic hamlet nestled between Colfax and Grass Valley, were first generation German- and Italian-Americans who came from Chicago in the mid-1800s to reconnect with their agrarian roots. The area became famous for its stone fruit, wine grapes and other fruit. In 1915, pears from a Chicago […]
Filed under Wine & Beer · Tagged with Adopt-a-Vine, Aglianico, Bierwagen's Donner Fruit Trail, Chicago Park, Colfax, Dinner Bell Farm, Grass Valley, Hwy. 174, Katoa Cellars, Mark Henry, Montoliva Vineyard & Winery, Moscato, Narrow Gauge Farm, Negroamaro, Primitivo, Riki Pollock, Sangiovese, Solune Winery, Wine 174, Wine tasting, winery
Posted by jeffpelline on January 11, 2015 · Leave a Comment
After receiving a record 6,417 entries from more than 25 states, the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, recognized as the largest competition of American wines, this weekend announced its winners. Here are some winning wineries in the Sierra Foothills and Truckee. The full list of winners is here: Avanguardia Wines: Premiato, silver Due Fiori, bronze […]
Filed under FWA blog, Wine & Beer · Tagged with 2015 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, avanguardia wines, Ciotti Cellars, Fawnridge, Lone Buffalo, Montoliva, Mt. Vernon, Naggiar, Popie Wines, Secret Ravine, Sierra Foothills, Truckee, Truckee River Winery, Wine tasting, winery, Wise Villa
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