As of this past weekend, Bella Vineyards, located along the idyllic back-roads of Sonoma’s Dry Creek Valley, is now one of our favorite wineries to visit.  We had visited Bella once before, when our son was less than four months old, and just days prior to my return to the law firm.  At the time, […]

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We chose to visit Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, in Napa Valley’s picturesque and low-key Stags Leap District, primarily due to the winery’s historic role in the famous Paris tasting of 1976.  We had expected throngs of tourists and tour buses, given the winery’s significance in California wine history.  Fortunatey for us, since we’re really not much for big crowds, our preconceived […]

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We were thoroughly pleased with our visit to Pine Ridge Winery, in Napa Valley’s Stags Leap District, last Sunday — the location was gorgeous, the tasting room’s atmosphere lively, the pourers friendly, and the wine, exquisite.  As we pulled into the winery’s parking area, we were struck by the unique beauty of the setting.  The tasting room, which resembles an Italian […]

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Our close friends from New York City had rented a house for the week near Monterey, and this past Friday we met them at a winery of our choosing — Hallcrest Vineyards.   Hallcrest, a small, family-owned winery located in Felton, California, opened in 1941 with, as its website describes, “the intent to prove that the Santa Cruz Mountains […]

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