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Wines

F. Teldeschi Winery

June 14, 2009
Teldeschi Winery

Our last stop of the day was certainly one of the most interesting. The Teldeschi’s are an old grape growing family with a long history in the area. Frank is the fourth generation of the family and the one who started the winery. He has some unique ideas about producing wines.

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Kokomo Winery

June 14, 2009
Kokomo Winery

This winery was founded by two transplanted midwesterners. We were greeted at the door by Riley, the winery dog, who while at first showed great interest in us, eventually decided that we were boring.

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Papapietro Perry Winery

June 14, 2009
Papapietro Perry Winery

Papapietro Perry is located in what can only be described as an industrial park for wineries. Six small wineries have their production facilities clustered together. With land at a premium in Dry Creek Valley, this makes sense, and doesn’t detract from the wine…

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Preston Vineyards

June 14, 2009
Preston Winery

The Prestons are proponents of organic farming and are as involved in the making of olive oil and vinegar as they are their wines. The wines themselves are mostly Rhone varieties and Zinfandel.

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Bella Vineyards

June 14, 2009
Bella Winery

Bella Vineyards is on West Dry Creek Road which is a narrow road running parallel to Dry Creek Road. One of their claims to fame is a cave tunneled under one of their vineyards that is used for barrel aging wine. It also contains the tasting room which lets you get into the spirit of things.

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David Coffaro Vineyard and Winery

June 14, 2009
David Caffaro Winery

David Coffaro has a unique perspective on winemaking that has earned the respect of his peers. He definitely does things his way. Like the use of screw cap bottles. Or blending grapes you’ve hardly ever heard of. Or selling most of his wine as futures. Or making a wine from the bottom of every barrel. Or making wines that are affordable.

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Dutcher Crossing Winery

June 14, 2009
Dutcher Crossing Winery

On the second day of touring the Dry Creek region of Sonoma County, we visited Dutcher Crossing Winery.

Dutcher Crossing is located right on Dry Creek Road. The tasting room is in a modern wooden building that blends nicely into the surrounding vineyards.

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Sbragia Family Vineyard

June 14, 2009
Sbragia Winery

Sbragia is a family owned winery founded by a long time winemaker at Beringers. It is located at the far northern end of Dry Creek Valley.

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Pedroncelli Winery

June 14, 2009
Pedroncelli Winery

Pedroncelli is one of a number of multi-generational family wineries having been founded in 1927. The winery consists of a collection of rustic farm buildings a few miles off Dry Creek Road. We had visited the winery on one of our previous trips about ten years ago and found not much has changed…

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California Wine Country 2009 – Dry Creek – Day One

May 31, 2009
Sonoma Country Wine Map

California Wine Country holds a very strong appeal for many. And for many, that typically means going to Napa Valley and taking in the traditional tourist atmosphere. Every California wine aficionado should do this at least once. But once you’ve done that, your best bet is to take your tourist experience and then delve deeper into the culture, the wine, and the region.

After numerous trips to California wine country, we honed in on Sonoma County and, specifically, the Dry Creek area near Healdsburg. This is the first of a four part series recounting our recent trip to this area.

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Touring Wine Country

February 1, 2009
Red Wine

If you are going to be in Northern California or in the San Francisco area, a trip to the wine country is certainly something to consider. Napa and Sonoma counties are, traffic permitting, only a several hour drive north from San Francisco. While this can be done as a day trip, it’s better done as a two to four day excursion.

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Wine – The Subjective Response

January 8, 2009
Red Wine

The appreciation of wine is in it’s essence is a subjective response. While with exposure and experience one can make learned comments about the “nose” or the color or expound on the presence or absence of any one of those various wine speak attributes one hears at wine tastings, at the core, you have a very personal reaction to wine that may have very little to do with the inate qualities of the wine itself.

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Wine Clubs – Are They Right for You?

January 4, 2009
redwine

You’ve reached the point where you’ve outgrown the wine selection at the grocery store. You’ve found a few favorite wines at restaurants and searched the shelves at the local wine merchant. You may even have visited a winery or two. This may have led you to the internet and the sites of some of your [...]

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Wine for Thanksgiving

November 16, 2008

It’s that time of year when anyone who writes about wine feels obligated to make recommendations for wines to serve at Thanksgiving. In keeping with that tradition, here are mine.

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Montevina Teroldego (2004)

December 29, 2007
wine

I made a recent trek to our neighborhood Italian deli to pick up some Orecchiette and some Mascarpone cheese.  While there, I browsed the shelves, because, well, that’s what I do there.  You never know what unique item you’ll find here. And did I ever find a unique item!  They had gotten a small supply [...]

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