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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To celebrate Mother’s Day a little over a week ago, we visited two wineries — Rochioli, where we enjoyed an idyllic picnic in the rose garden (see last Monday’s posting for our full review), and Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs.  
We included Ridge Lytton Springs in our itinerary primarily for two reasons.  First, Ridge is one of California’s most respected non-Napa wineries, and the Lytton Springs […]

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Dry Creek Vineyard may not be a small production winery, but it sure has the charm of one (click here to see photos at the winery’s web site).  The grounds are well manicured without seeming country club-ish, and the design of the ivy-covered stone building that contains the tasting room achieves an ideal balance of classiness and unpretentiousness.  Also, we were […]

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