Contra Costa: Putting Sense Before Dollars
January 24, 2021
Looking from San Francisco “across coast” into Contra Costa County is a lesson in history. It’s
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Second Half 2020 Sample Roundup
January 10, 2021
It’s sample time and I never knew what a challenge these would be in the time of
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Crab and Chardonnay = Utopia
November 29, 2020
Crab and Chardonnay = Utopia From blending sessions to vertical tastings to blind tastings, I’ve been blown away
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Tasting History with the Women of Bacigalupi Vineyards
November 1, 2020
The Women of Bacigalupi Vineyards, Photo Credit: Bacigalupi Vineyards Bacigalupi Vineyards is one of the best
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Stop Giving Merlot the Side Eye
October 18, 2020
Stop Giving Merlot the Side Eye A Trip to Ehlers Estate Many Years Ago I’m not going to
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Wine Country: Fire Update and Time to Help
October 10, 2020
Each Fall, it seems the horror sequel starts again for those who live in wine country. It’s fire season
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Santa Lucia Highlands Packs a Punch
October 4, 2020
Santa Lucia Highlands AVA, Courtesy of Santa Lucia Highlands Wine Artisans There exists a small, but dynamic, wine
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Jon Larson: Returning Home to Angwin Estate
September 27, 2020
Jon Larson, Proprietor and Winemaker of Angwin Estate Vineyards, Photo Courtesy of Angwin Estates Jon Larson is the
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The Journey of Theopolis Vineyards
September 20, 2020
Photo Courtesy of Theopolis Vineyards I still can’t remember at which event I met Theodora Lee,
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Lodi’s World-Class White Wines
September 6, 2020
As many times as I’ve covered the Lodi region, each brings an awakening and awareness of something
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My name is Melanie Ofenloch and I have a philosophy–no wine snobs allowed. I don’t consider myself a wine expert – just an everyday person with a love for the grape.
