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Robert Young Estate Winery, Sonoma County

December 21, 2011

We were originally turned onto Robert Young by our good friend, Ben. We went for a wine country excursion there about six or seven years ago. He recommended them as it was our first trip ever to Healdsburg and Anderson Valley and we didn’t know what to expect. Robert Young really made an impression. Sadly, [...]

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Hanna Winery and Vineyards, Sonoma County

November 30, 2011

Founded by Dr. Elias S. Hanna, a cardiologist, in the 1970’s, Hanna is truly a magnificent wine country experience. Located in Alexander Valley quite near the charming town of Healdsburg, this place has everything: stunning views, great wine, marvelous hospitality and that wow-factor which all combine for an amazing experience. We on the weirdcombos tasting [...]

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Castello di Amorosa, Napa Valley

November 9, 2011

Castello di Amorosa is one of those Napa Valley wine country excursion places that’s so attractive to tourists that it doesn’t even matter whether or not you enjoy wine. We went with my folks on their recent visit to San Francisco from Virginia. My dad likes wine tasting but mom’s not too into it. That’s [...]

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Matanzas Creek Winery, Sonoma County

October 26, 2011

Matanzas Creek was the last winery that we visited with my friends, Karen and Veronica from Reno, NV, on our recent three-day Sonoma wine tasting weekend. I’m starting with this one first for the blog simply because to me it was the most lovely and serene of the seven that we visited, and has a [...]

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JUSTIN Vineyards and Winery, Paso Robles

April 7, 2011

The first thing that ever comes to mind when considering JUSTIN is why one always seems to see it written like that, in all-caps: J-U-S-T-I-N. That’s so loud and unnecessary. This place is JUSTI-fiably famous in Paso and elsewhere. The lettering is too in your face for my taste. The next thing that I always [...]

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2003 Stryker Sonoma E1k Sonoma County

February 9, 2011

This was our final bottle of Stryker Sonoma wine. We’ve been members of their wine club for ages but, taking my own advice about clubs, it is time to move on. I still enjoy Stryker wines quite well. I’m just cash poor and want to focus on my new darling, pinot noir, with what I’ve [...]

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Michel-Schlumberger Wines, Sonoma County

January 24, 2011

We hadn’t really known anything about Michel-Schlumberger until we were invited for a visit through our blog by Jim Morris, Vice President of Consumer Sales and Marketing for the winery. That’s a first for us. It is flattering to get invited to something, so we arranged to go for a visit and tour. They waived [...]

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2005 Château d’Aiguilhe Côtes de Castillon

December 29, 2010

I bought a case of this red a few years ago in the heat of the 2005 vintage Bordeaux shopping frenzy. I was even more naïve about wine from that region then than I am now. That was the same year that I started taking Wine Spectator. They recommended the Château d’Aiguilhe from the somewhat [...]

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Trefethen, Napa County

November 22, 2010

It has been about seven years since the WC tasting crew has visited beautiful Trefethen Family Vineyards in the Oak Knoll AVA of Napa Valley. We waited too long! The winery, on Oak Knoll Avenue between Highway 29 and Silverado Trail, is a magnificently lovely property in the fall. You enter through a handsome set [...]

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Shafer, Napa County

October 6, 2010

We didn’t know much about Shafer until our friend and informal consulting wine guru, Suma, recommended the place to us. Located in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley, turns out that we’d driven by the place dozens of times without ever realizing it: Shafer doesn’t have a sign on Silverado Trail. Business is that [...]

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