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Wine Spies Do It Again!
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Agent Red charmed me again….must be that mysterious espionage thing…... Today Only they are offering our 2005 Hilltop Ranch Pinot Noir at a reduced price of $45.00/bottle, with free shipping ...

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Posted 21 days ago by annette
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Fire Photo
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I was out and about yesterday in the Salinas Valley. This is the so-called “Basin Complex Fire” that is burning in the Los Padres National Forest. This was taken east ...

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Posted 6 weeks ago by annette
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California’s a Burnin’
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The fires in this area have been particularly abundant this year. We’ve had two fires in the Santa Cruz mountains, some dangerously close to vineyards, a fire in a populated ...

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Posted 7 weeks ago by annette
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Covert Operations
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We thought it would be fun to release our 2006 Monterey County Pinot Noir by covert means. The Wine Spies , particularly our operative Agent Red, discovered this wine and ...

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Posted 13 weeks ago by annette
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The French Connection
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During the past year-and-a-half, I’ve been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to start the Monterey Bay Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier along with some incredible local ladies. “LDEI ...

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Posted 13 weeks ago by annette
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Get Lassoed by Pinot…..
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I attended an event the other night hosted by one of our local public radio stations, KAZU , and one of my favorite culinary celebrities – Lynne Rosetto Kasper —at ...

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Posted 17 weeks ago by annette
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Cheese & Sauvignon Blanc
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Well, I’ve had a crazy few weeks. March is usually a busy time pouring at events and visiting accounts. We’ve also spent a good deal of time preparing to bottle ...

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Posted 19 weeks ago by annette
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Give Mama Some Love!
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Once again, I’m pleased to say that this little blog has been chosen as a finalist in the Winery Blog category of the 2008 American Wine Blog Awards. Steady, here’s ...

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Posted 23 weeks ago by annette
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Racking (my brain)
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I’m trying to find out how the term “racking” originated. The French term for racking is “soutirage “, but in the sources I’ve looked at, I’ve gotten no indication of ...

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Posted 23 weeks ago by annette
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Sweet Lees
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I’m racking 2007 Sauvignon Blanc from barrels now. In these photos, you can see the clean wine that I’m racking from the lees, and then the lees being poured from ...

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Posted 24 weeks ago by annette
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