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How To Open a Wine Bottle Without a Corkscrew. Use your shoe!

“How To Open a Wine Bottle Without a Corkscrew. Use your shoe!” is a video on Youtube.  I suspect it would be even better if my French was a little better.  Warning: this only works with corks.  Not sure about …

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Vineyard Management Volunteers Needed! El Dorado County Area, June 2-3, 2012

Vineyard Management Volunteers Needed! El Dorado County Area, June 2-3, 2012. Come, have fun, be outdoors, do a little vine maintenance, have a bbq, drink some wine and learn a little about wine and the grapes that go into this precious …

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Gopher Patrol at RN Estate

Gopher Control the RN Estate Way

We are fortunate enough to belong to the RN Estate wine club.  Naturally, we get regular e-mails from them.  The latest included an unusual approach to gopher control the RN Estate way.  Sure, RN Estate has dogs, but they’ll only …

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A typical Los Olivos street - wineries abound

Los Olivos Wineries Best Bets for Pinot Noir and Creativity

Los Olivos wineries best bets for pinot noir and creativity include Coghlan Vineyards, Longoria Cellars, Dragonette Cellars, and Tessa Marie Wines.  Los Olivos is a charming little town consisting of nothing but wine tasting rooms, gift shops, and small restaurants. …

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The owner wine maker of the No. 1 pinot noir, Sharpe Winery

Pinot Summit 2012 Tasting – Winning Wineries

We want to compliment Vance Sharp, winemaker, for his Pinot Summit 2012 “best in show:” Sharp Cellars 2009 Keenan’s Cove pinot noir.  Both of us wine fans rated his wine No. 1  in our blind tasting.  Granted we only rated …

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Elk Cove 2009 pinot noir

An Elk Cove Bargain for Bay Area Pinotphiles

There's an Elk Cove bargain for bay area pinotphiles

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Donatiello Offering Pinot Noir Deal at TJs

Chris Donatiello is offering a terrific pinot noir deal

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California Wine University

Vineyard Management Volunteers Needed! El Dorado County Area, June 2-3, 2012

Vineyard Management Volunteers Needed! El Dorado County Area, June

The owner wine maker of the No. 1 pinot noir, Sharpe Winery

Pinot Summit 2012 Tasting – Winning Wineries

We want to compliment Vance Sharp, winemaker, for his

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