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High spirits
Can you picture the character that kaffir lime leaves give to soups and curries? asks Lance Winters, master distiller at St. George Spirits. We wanted to capture that in our vodka. Winters and founder Jörg Rupf strive to highlight that and other subtle flavors in their Hangar One vodkas, single
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Tour Californias sparkling wine country
Wine tasting trip: Top California sparkling wine makersI have an indelible memory of my first wine tour, at Moët & Chandon, in the Champagne region of France. In the gilt-and-mirrors tasting room, one beefy guy in our group grabbed his flute of Dom Pérignon around its middle.“Sir,” said the
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Urban chic meets Sonoma County bounty in forward
Early on a Saturday evening, the smooth sound of jazz drifts from the terrace of the Hotel Healdsburg. Stylishly dressed 30-somethings recline on Adirondack chairs, wineglasses perched on armrests, reveling in the last bits of light on this perfect spring day. Outside, the trees on the plaza st
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Russian River Valley activities
1 | Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve and Austin Creek State Recreation Area Armstrong has towering coast redwoods alongside the Russian River. Beside it is Austin Creek State Recreation Area, whose more open terrain has camp sites.17000 Armstrong Woods Road, Guerneville; 707/869-20152 | Canoe a
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Taste your way through Anderson Valley
Driving down the winding, tree-canopied dirt road that leads to Lazy Creek Vineyards, youd think weve taken the turnoff to some secret state park. Alders, oaks, madrones, and redwoods all crowd alongside and over the road, which bumps over three wooden bridges before emerging onto hilly vineyar
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Russian River Valley restaurant listings
1 | Kozlowski Farms Jam-lovers have long made pilgrimages to this Russian River landmark. 5566 Highway 116, Forestville; 800/473-2767; kozlowskifarms.com2 | Mosaic Restaurant & Wine Lounge Yummy elements are layered exuberantly in every dish at this Forestville outpost. 6675 Front Street, F
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A California wine lovers day trip to Livermore
AT A GLANCEWhy go now: Its wine country ― without the crowds.Population: 87,054Backdrop: Vines juxtaposed with golden hills; old homes with wraparound porches.What makes the wine so good: A rare east-west orientation invites cool marine breezes, yielding balanced fruit.Star grape: Petite SirahV
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Taste the good life aboard a Wine Country cruise
Imagine a wine-tasting room where you could have seconds (and thirds and fourths) of whatever you like, paired with outstanding food. Where you wouldnt have to deal with lines, waits, or traffic. Where, instead of four walls, you could look at an ever-changing tableau of the Napa Rivers grassy
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Russian River Valley wineries
1 | Rodney Strong Vineyards A dancer in his early life, Rodney Strong was a shaping force in Sonoma winemaking, advocating vineyard designation and other practices that are now a matter of course.11455 Old Redwood Highway, Healdsburg; 707/431-1533; rodneystrong.com2 | J Vineyards & Winery F
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Things to do in Sonoma Valley
1 | Annadel State ParkHighlights of this 5,000-acre state park a few minutes east of Santa Rosa are stands of California oaks and brilliant displays of spring wildflowers.6201 Channel Drive, Santa Rosa; 707/539-3911; parks.ca.gov2 | Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research CenterA must-stop for an
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The rise of Riesling
Visit wine growing regionsExploring Californias biggest wine countryApplegate Valley: Oregons rugged wine regionTouring the Edna ValleyThe wild pigs of Santa Barbara County know their grapes. On their frequent forays into the vineyards, says Bruce McGuire, winemaker at Santa Barbara Winery, the
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Wandering and wine in the Alexander Valley
Alexander Valley Merlots are so chocolaty ― youre gonna love this, Molly Meeker says as she pours a glass of deep ruby liquid. Of course, youd expect a local winemaker to extol the virtues of her regions product. But you dont expect to hear it through the wooden teller window of an old brick ba
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Crush without the crowds
Rather than evocative views of lush, heavy grapes on the vine, harvest in Napa and Sonoma often means traffic jams. The wine region of Lodi, however, represents the undiscovered side of California winemaking.And its best seen in fall, when the grape crush is in action. Hit the visitor center, t
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Sonoma Valley restaurants
1 | Cafe La Haye Chef/owner John McReynolds says the older he gets, the simpler his cooking becomes. The Mediterranean-flavored dishes that come out of this postage-stamp kitchen are some of the best you’ll ever taste.140 East Napa Street, Sonoma; 707/935-59942 | Carneros Bistro and Wine Bar Do
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Spring Mountain
You might imagine that Steve Russon, a Napa Valley tour guide and self-professed wine geek, would get tired of taking groups around to wineries. And you would be right, at least when it comes to the usual suspects, the no-brainers, as he calls some of the larger wineries along State 29. But the
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Sonomas Agoston Haraszthy
High on a hill above Sonoma Valley is a memorial to the founding father of California winemaking. There are other claimants, but Agoston Haraszthy earns points for the sheer drama of his life. And death. Born in Hungary in 1812, Haraszthy arrived in the state during the Gold Rush. In the 1850s,
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Our favorite wine bars in the West
Following is a list of our favorite wine bars in the West broken down by the following regions: Northern California, Southern California, Northwest, Southwest, and Mountain States.Northern CaliforniaAUBURNCarpe Vino. A wine bar and retail shop specializing in wines of the Sierra foothills, tuck
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Taste Carlton
Suddenly, it seems, little Carlton is home to several exceptional winemakers, many of them clustered in an eco-friendly winemaking (and wine-tasting) hub at the northern edge of town.Add a handful of shops and a fine new restaurant in the 19th-century farming towns three-block-long center, and
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Vintage Murphys
You could say that the town of Murphys got its second start because of a swimming pool. More than 50 years ago, Barden Stevenot, then age 11, visited a ranch near the Calaveras County town. My family took me out there and they had this old concrete pool, Stevenot recalls. I had never seen a poo
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Soak up a Santa Rita wine getaway
Back when I lived in Lompoc, I would ride my bicycle down nearby Santa Rosa Road. It meandered past bean fields and pumpkin patches, looking out toward chalky bluffs on the opposite side of the Santa Ynez River.On a few slopes of the Santa Rita Hills, the low range just east of Lompoc, I notice
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