Online or In Person - 2016 is the Year to Improve your Wine-Industry Spanish

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Online or In Person, 2016 is the Year to Improve Your Wine-Industry Spanish   Napa, CA --   “Primero moleremos las uvas para vino...

Wine Walking in Tahoe City - Put on Your Calendar for June 20th

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One of the nicest ways to enjoy the breeze off Lake Tahoe in late June is to stroll the streets of Tahoe City during the annual Wine Walk....

A summer treat near Tahoe: the fabulous Wine Dinners at Atlantis Spa Casino in Reno

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It is impossible to resist the lure of a wine dinner at the Atlantis Spa Casino in Reno.  One of the outstanding events of my summers at Lak...

STILL THE KING: Steve Bjerklie writes about Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

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Name a specific region and a specific wine that sum up what quality American winemaking is all about. If you say “Napa Valley Cabernet Sau...

Bunting Wines - Tasty Rhones in Calaveras County

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Strolling around Murphys last weekend, I wandered into the tasting room for Bunting Wines.   I hadn’t been to Murphys for a while, and nee...

Best California Wine Event of the Summer: The Barbera Festival

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Ever since the Wine Institute put me on their wine writers list, I get invitations to all kinds of events from all over the state.  My fav...

Easter Traditions Call for Celebratory Libations

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What do flying bells, exploding carts and circus acts all have in common? Easter. Around the world, Easter traditions vary from religi...