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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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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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grilled Chinese eggplant in teriyaki sauce

August 5, 2011

I can’t think of a vegetable that is as versatile for so many different cuisines as eggplant. We’ve made it in so many delicious ways: Kashmiri, Szechuan, North African, Macedonian, Italian, Lebanese; and that’s just scratching the surface. This dish is inspired by Japan. I made the teriyaki sauce myself since I wanted better control [...]

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Clos Pegase, Napa County

June 15, 2011

I’ve been agonizing for weeks over what to write about Clos Pegase. Finally, I realized my struggle derives from the most obvious of things: there really isn’t much to criticize about this remarkable winery. Located in the northern end of Napa Valley, right across from Sterling, it makes a wine country excursion with sex-appeal. The [...]

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Sterling Vineyards, Napa County

June 1, 2011

I’ve always mixed feelings about Sterling. On the one hand, it is super fun to visit: you take a gondola to the winery, for goodness sake. What could be more incredible? On the other, the place is expensive ($25 for the basic admission and it goes up from there) and the wine is forgettable at [...]

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Cinnabar Winery

September 14, 2010

Callie and I were having a lazy afternoon in Palo Alto the other day. Despite the record heat and our constant state of excessive drink, we decided to try one more wine tasting before she returned to Virginia the next day. I’ve been curious about Cinnabar for a while and have enjoyed their Mercury Rising [...]

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Beringer Vineyards, Napa County

June 23, 2010

We spent an afternoon at Beringer two Saturdays past, sort of last minute. We had just been to Paraduxx.  It was o.k.  Hegui was ready to go home but I was restless and wanted more.  We ended up here while looking for gas.  Our tank light had turned on while we were on a sight-seeing [...]

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Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, Napa County

June 8, 2010

A few of the weirdcombos crew headed up to Napa for wine tasting recently. The weather here in Northern California has been unseasonably wet but we were blessed with a gorgeous sun-shiny day and pleasant temperatures in the low-70’s: perfect for exploring the region and enjoying some cabernet. Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars is famous in [...]

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Sbragia Family Vineyard, Sonoma County

January 28, 2010

Hurrah! We finally went to Sbragia! I’ve been wanting to go there for a while, as some of you already know. The last time that we went was a failure as the others (you know who you are) didn’t want to taste the wine because they didn’t like the look of the showroom/tasting room. I [...]

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