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The Wine Guide

Bruce Bochy and Giants championship bubbly

San Francisco Giants Team Manager Bruce Bochy may seem to be caught up in baseball 24/7, but when he’s off you may bump into him in Wine Country.
Of course Bochy wouldn’t disclose much about where he roams when he was at AT&T Park on Monday. He only said that he frequents this area and he’s a wine guy who drinks red, white and champagne.… Read More »

Appetite for goodwill sipping?

Adler Fels is partnering with the National Park Foundation on a collection of wines and the winery is donating $2 from every bottle sold to the foundation. The first two wines to roll out are the Artisan White and the Artisan Red ($15.99) featuring an iconic image of Yosemite Park. Take a peek at www.nationalparkswinecollection.com.Yosemite Artisan Red is a blend of zinfandel, syrah, merlot and petite sirah, while Yosemite Artisan White is a blend of viognier, moscato, semillon and sauvignon… Read More »

You in for a little bottled suspense?

There’s a wine tasting in the offing that courts the exotic, which makes it a bit mysterious, giving it Raymond Chandler intrigue, Before I tell you the back story, pen this date in your calendar – May 11th – for what is being billed as “The Seven Percent Solution Tasting.”… Read More »

Wine-centric day-cations are hot

Do you squeeze a vacation into a 24-hour sprint? If so, you’re in good company.

It turns out that day trippers are the largest segment of tourists — 66.2 percent – and they fancy wine tasting, with an average of 3.5 tasting rooms typically on their itinerary, according to a recent study.… Read More »

Ancient Oak Cellars, riding the wave of the Wine Road Barrel Tasting

With the Wine Road Barrel Tasting in full swing this weekend, you’re no doubt working up your itinerary. A word of advice: One not-to-be-missed winery is Ancient Oak Cellars right in downtown Santa Rosa. You recall, this is the bold and audacious winery that decided to plant its tasting room right in a retail store — Corrick’s Stationery & Gifts at 637 4th St.… Read More »