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Archive for the ‘Russian River Valley’ Category

March 10th, 2008

The other evening BK had great plans to grill up buffalo filets with truffled garlic mashed potatoes. Comfort food kicked up a few notches. I thought a Syrah would be a good partner for the earthiness and full flavors of the meal, so I dug through the mess that is our ‘wine cellar’ until I […]

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November 16th, 2007

Stopping By Acorn Winery/Alegria Vineyards

When KB was here and we were planning our wine visits, BK suggested we go to Acorn Winery, one of his absolute favorites. Our planning was unfortunately less than optimal, so we didn’t realize visits were by appointment only until driving past. Luckily, our frantic (nearly begging) phone call got us in for tasting. […]

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November 12th, 2007

Another Russian River Winery

Another winery I visited back in October was Arista Winery. Founded by fellow southerners (Texans, to be exact), the McWilliams family is fairly new to Westside Road in Healdsburg. They purchased the land in 2004 and now make about 4,000 cases, 90% of which is sold out of the tasting room. Al and his son […]

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November 5th, 2007

Retracing My Steps Through the Russian River Valley

I told KB we had to visit J Winery when she was here. Having ‘dined’ in their Bubble Room previously, I had no idea that they did the same food pairing at the regular tasting bar. We started with a bonus: something new, the Cuvee 20, which was lemony and crisp and a celebration of […]

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