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Prime Property

Prime Property

From atop a hill in Sonoma County, Michael Martini looks toward the San Francisco skyline where, on a clear day, he can see the Golden Gate Bridge some 40 miles away.

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PSST! - Days of Wine and Donuts

PSST! - Days of Wine and Donuts

Thornton Winery’s summer barbecue class took an unexpected spin with a dessert of Grilled Sugar Donuts.

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Clinging to Zinfandel

Clinging to Zinfandel

Something about zinfandel engenders passion among wine drinkers. Whether due to a distinct pepper on the palate, a jammy finish, or the romantic notion of gnarly hundred-year-old plantings that yield old vine zinfandel, the varietal demands attention.

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Reaching for the Top

Reaching for the Top

Famed winemaker Mike Grgich earns accolades, awards, accomplishments — and a place in paradise. Although he’s spending the day at home in La Quinta, Miljenko “Mike” Grgich sports his trademark beret, a houndstooth jacket, and a tie whose abstract pattern suggests grapes.

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PSST - Bling and Bubbles

PSST - Bling and Bubbles

Tami Cimperman wanted to send party guests home with rhinestone-emblazoned glassware. To her dismay, she found none; and vendors told her rhinestones wouldn’t stay on glass anyway. “Oh, really?” she replied and then began experimenting with cases of glasses until she came upon a process that worked (sorry, it’s proprietary).

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PSST - Words About Wine

PSST - Words About Wine

If the next best thing to partaking in something you’re passionate about is reading about it, then Peggy Meyer calls it as she sees it: “heaven.” The Palm Springs resident uses the word to describe a wine book club organized by Wild for the Vine and the Palm Springs Public Library. At its first meeting in January, Meyer sipped a Layer Cake cabernet while discussing Peter Mayle’s A Good Year, about a man who inherits a vineyard in France.

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Auction Action

Auction Action

In 2007, a Beverly Hills buyer paid $288,000 for 30 cases of 1986 Château Mouton-Rothschild ($800 per bottle) at a Christie’s wine auction. That year, Christie’s wine department tallied up global sales of $71,647,944.

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Wine — Red, White, and Green

Wine — Red, White, and Green

About the time you think you understand what is (or, more to the point, what is not) involved in organic agriculture, you start hearing about biodynamic and sustainable growing. Good luck if you’re looking for an abridged definition for either.

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Wine - Love-In Sonoma Style

Wine - Love-In Sonoma Style

Northern California vintners’ passion for their wine comes through loud and clear.

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Wine - Making It Personal

Wine - Making It Personal

Dig in and taste the winemaker’s life

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