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Think of a visit to the Calaveras Wine Country as more than a wine experience - take time to absorb the lifestyle experience it offers as well.  Murphys, in particular, is truly a journey to a quieter, slower, more friendly...

Weekdays are a great time for a summer visit to the tasting rooms of the Calaveras wineries (be sure to check that they are open, though).  There are fewer visitors, winery principals often staff the tasting rooms, the conversations are...

Having survived the successful initial Winelympics at the Old Sugar Mill in Clarksburg (benefiting the Make a Wish Foundation), I now trek back to the Foothills for my first report on the "emerging varietals" of this "emerging region."  As growers...

I'm going to hike down from my Foothills perch this week to talk about a new event happening the weekend of July 12-13 at the Old Sugar Mill in Clarksburg (just 15 minutes south of downtown Sacramento).  The OSM is...

The Foothill approach is a little different - a little more casual - whether we're in our tasting rooms or pouring at events throughout the state.  Tasters often have a hard time understanding.  A couple of examples: At the Grape...

So, if your "Foothills Favorites" have so far consisted of the fine wineries of Amador and El Dorado counties, I'd like to invite you to expand your horizons to the south: Calaveras County.  As I converse with visitors to our...

May 30, 2008As a student of the American Wine Consumer for more than 30 years, I've had opportunity to observe the evolution of wine tastes from the Boone's Farm-swilling (OK, I participated in that one, too) 60's through the jug wine...