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Busby Cellars Winery

Serendipity is defined as: the faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident. Our discovery of Busby Cellars was serendipitous. For a new adventure, my wife chose Wine Tasting in El Dorado County for her birthday outing. We had tasted a few Wineries around the Apple Hill area and discovered the next group of wineries was […]

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Charles B. Mitchell Winery Guest House Deck

Charles B. Mitchell Winery – Winemaker’s Guest House

Have you ever dreamed about having a place out in the country, sitting on a deck, sipping wine and enjoying a view of a vineyard? Many wineries add perks to their wine club memberships. As members of Charles B. Mitchell Winery’s wine club we get to rent the Winemaker’s guest house at a steep discount. […]

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Bargetto Winery Soquel CA

  My wife and I enjoyed an afternoon of wine tasting at Bargetto Winery’s Santa Cruz tasting room. They also have a tasting room located in Monterey, we’ll have to visit that one soon! If you find yourself in the Santa Cruz area, and are in the mood to do some wine tasting, Bargetto Winery […]

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Naggiar Vineyards – Concert Series

Naggiar Winery Concert My wife’s coworker has a knack for winning radio call-in contests.  He gave us tickets to Naggiar Winery’s Concert of Foreigner Unauthorized. We thanked him with my homemade Teriyaki and Black Pepper Beef Jerkey. We which made us both very happy! We’d never been to Naggiar Vineyards and had no idea what […]

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Nevada City Uncorked – 2015

18 Wineries paired up with 18 Restaurants In the Historic Town of Nevada City for an Enjoyable August afternoon. The picturesque little town of Nevada City was the host of Nevada City Uncorked, a food and wine tasting event to be experienced by my wife and I and six friends. The Nevada City Chamber of Commerce […]

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Auburn Wine Tasting and Art – Memorial Day 2016

Wine Tasting in Auburn California is always a pleasure! Located at the intersection of hwy 80 & Hwy 49, Auburn California is an Historic Gold Rush town and the County seat of Placer county. We spotted the Wine tasting and Art event on a small flyer a few days before the event.  We didn’t have […]

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Wine Down Wednesday Roseville CA

A relaxing Wednesday Evening Wine Tasting with Music and Food in the Court Yard of Roseville’s City Hall Roseville California is a charming community just north east of the State Capital Sacramento. In spite of it’s size Roseville has a small town feel. A few years back Roseville completed a huge remodel of their City […]

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Vino Napoli Wine Bar in Carmel CA

Slightly off the beaten path, in the beautiful City of Carmel is Vino Napoli Wine Bar offering food and wine tasting. A quiet escape from the main drag Vino Napoli offers wine enthusiasts an opportunity to taste local California wines as well as Italian wines. The fact that they serve food makes this a go-to destination. […]

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Tuscan Biscuit Making at Toogood Winery

Toogood winery in Eldorado County CA. is a fun place to visit. Located near the town of Fair Play where there are many wineries, Toogood is one of the bigger wineries so they have a wide selection of wines and the wine makers seem to purposely make a wide selection of flavors, including more than […]

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Rock Hill Winery Concert – Barton Douglas Band

It was a beautiful summer evening to enjoy good wine, good music in a beautiful setting.  This was the first time we attended one of Rock Hill Winery’s Summer concerts. Saturday August 22, 2015 Rock Hill Winery put on a Free Concert for their patrons.  A portion of the wine testing room was built into […]

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