Wine

May 14, 2019 0

Laura Ness

Laura Ness is an accomplished freelance writer offering travel tips and commentary on the California wine industry.

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Wineries come and go - September 5, 2019
Fall Passport in the valley - August 28, 2019
Fundraisers for Gilroy shooting victims - August 15, 2019

With a 21-year history of raising funds for local charities, the South Valley Wine Auction invites the [...]

April 18, 2019 0

Erik Chalhoub

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Porchfest returns for sixth year - September 5, 2019
In the midst of wineries - September 5, 2019
Gavilan College marks 100 years, looks to the future - August 22, 2019

Sonoma County may boast an impressive 425 wineries, but the nearly two-hour drive proves too far for many. [...]

April 16, 2019 0

Laura Ness

Laura Ness is an accomplished freelance writer offering travel tips and commentary on the California wine industry.

Latest posts by Laura Ness (see all)

Wineries come and go - September 5, 2019
Fall Passport in the valley - August 28, 2019
Fundraisers for Gilroy shooting victims - August 15, 2019

It doesn’t get more green and lush than this Gilroy spot out on Buena Vista Avenue, directly across from [...]

March 1, 2019 0

Passport temptations

The weather may feel a season away from spring, but come Mar. 1, the Wineries of Santa Clara Valley begin their month-long Spring Passport event [...]

December 24, 2018 0

Laura Ness

Laura Ness is an accomplished freelance writer offering travel tips and commentary on the California wine industry.

Latest posts by Laura Ness (see all)

Wineries come and go - September 5, 2019
Fall Passport in the valley - August 28, 2019
Fundraisers for Gilroy shooting victims - August 15, 2019

One wants something light, effervescent and joyful to welcome the New Year. Queue the sparkling wine, along [...]

November 21, 2018 0

Laura Ness

Laura Ness is an accomplished freelance writer offering travel tips and commentary on the California wine industry.

Latest posts by Laura Ness (see all)

Wineries come and go - September 5, 2019
Fall Passport in the valley - August 28, 2019
Fundraisers for Gilroy shooting victims - August 15, 2019

George Troquato has been the award-winning winemaker at Cinnabar since 1990. The Los Gatos native, who [...]

September 28, 2018 0

Laura Ness

Laura Ness is an accomplished freelance writer offering travel tips and commentary on the California wine industry.

Latest posts by Laura Ness (see all)

Wineries come and go - September 5, 2019
Fall Passport in the valley - August 28, 2019
Fundraisers for Gilroy shooting victims - August 15, 2019

When you get here, you’ve come as far as you can on this dead-end road, but what a place to end. A [...]

August 23, 2018 0

Laura Ness

Laura Ness is an accomplished freelance writer offering travel tips and commentary on the California wine industry.

Latest posts by Laura Ness (see all)

Wineries come and go - September 5, 2019
Fall Passport in the valley - August 28, 2019
Fundraisers for Gilroy shooting victims - August 15, 2019

Not the easiest varietal to pronounce, so make sure you don’t have a mouth full of spaghetti when you ask [...]

August 16, 2018 0

Every once in a while, somebody wins the lottery on their first try, or scores a 3-pointer from across the court. Janu Goelz did the equivalent by winning Best of Show at the Central Coast Wine Competition for her 2017 Alara Cellars’s 2017 Grenache Blanc, San Benito County. [...]