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Yearly Archives: 2024

Devon and Rainbow

sarahstierch has added a photo to the pool: Greenwood Ridge Vineyards, Philo, California greenwoodridge.com/ Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahvain/53941385266/in/pool-17918700@N00

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Greenwood Ridge Vineyards

sarahstierch has added a photo to the pool: Greenwood Ridge Vineyards, Philo, California greenwoodridge.com/ Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahvain/53941634568/in/pool-17918700@N00

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Roederer Estate

sarahstierch has added a photo to the pool: Roederer Estate, Philo, California roedererestate.com/ Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahvain/53941692534/in/pool-17918700@N00

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Wines by the glass

sarahstierch has added a photo to the pool: Sonoma Cheese Factory, Sonoma, California New owners! Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahvain/53939329319/in/pool-17918700@N00

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Sosie Wines

sarahstierch has added a photo to the pool: Sosie Wines, Sonoma, California www.sosiewines.com/ Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahvain/53937532640/in/pool-17918700@N00

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Dos’ Bar

sarahstierch has added a photo to the pool: Dos’ Bar, Sonoma, California www.dos-bar.com/ Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahvain/53937197418/in/pool-17918700@N00

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Natural wine

sarahstierch has added a photo to the pool: Dos’ Bar, Sonoma, California www.dos-bar.com/ Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahvain/53937197443/in/pool-17918700@N00

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thebiblioholic has added a photo to the pool: Truro Vineyard. Reserve flight tasting Source : https://www.flickr.com/photos/thebiblioholic/53930774042/in/pool-17918700@N00

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Straight to the source: The rise of India’s Sula Vineyards

The Source at Sula Vineyards Picture the late-afternoon scene: a glass of pale rosé in hand, I’m relaxing outdoors on an elegant terrace at a world-class vineyard resort. Bob Dylan is playing on the sound system as cosmopolitan visitors are having fun, taking selfies and tasting the estate’s wines. Below are rows of just-harvested Sauvignon Blanc vines, their leaves fluttering …

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Perfect Pairing: Sea bream crudo

Ben Tish profile picture credit: Kris Kirkham Mediterra is a collection of my favourite recipes gathered over many years of travelling through the Mediterranean, from shore to shore and beyond to its islands – holidays, work or research, I’m there! While the countries of the Mediterranean are varied and diverse, food and its culture are a common thread: the way …

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Cape Town: Best restaurants and bars for wine lovers

Belthazar terrace overlooking Table Mountain in Cape Town There’s never been a better time for wine lovers to visit Cape Town in South Africa. Critical acclaim for the oldest New World wine region has kept on gaining momentum since renowned vineyard manager and viticultural consultant Rosa Kruger made her benchmark presentation of the Cape’s most exceptional old-vine wines at the 2013 …

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Marvellous Morgon: A guide to this star Beaujolais cru

Beaujolais has long been misunderstood. The root cause was the introduction of Beaujolais Nouveau in the 1950s, which has been both a blessing and a curse for the region as a whole. In recent years, however, there has been a quality revolution in Beaujolais, and serious wine lovers owe it to themselves to taste some of the top examples. Because …

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Ken Forrester: 20 Years of The FMC

Ken Forrester and his dogs in The FMC vineyard. When Ken Forrester took over the abandoned vineyard of Scholtzenhof in 1993, it was a change of lifestyle for a man who had spent the better part of three decades in hotel management. Relocating his wife and young family, he renamed the estate Ken Forrester Vineyards and began the work of …

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