After picking up a soft baguette, aged asiago cheese, fresh strawberries, artichoke-olive spread, and a large “brownie splat” cookie at the nearby Oakville Grocery in Healdsburg, California, we headed to Rochioli Vineyards & Winery in the Russian River Valley to enjoy an idyllic Mother’s Day picnic. 
The winery’s small tasting room was warm and inviting, with a […]

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In recognition of Presidents’ Day, we thought it timely to talk about Iron Horse Vineyards, whose wines have been served by every presidential administration in the White House since 1985, the year when then-President Ronald Reagan brought its sparkling wines to his historic summit meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev in Reykjavik, Iceland.  But while this winery’s connections to Washington, D.C. distinguish it […]

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