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Okay, we're moving along in the planning for "Moving Mountains, the Sierra Foothills Wine Experience" to be held at Blackhawk Country Club on Sunday, September 19 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.   There will be more than 40 wineries from...

It's time for an update on the fledgling co-marketing effort across the wine producing regions of the Sierra Foothills.  We now have a name!  We are, officially, the Sierra Foothills Wine Alliance (SFWA, for those of you who like acronyms). ...

Okay, it's time for me to make that trek down the hill again to let you know about a new event coming up at the Old Sugar Mill in Clarksburg - the home to our second tasting room (as well...

There is still time to enjoy the final weekend of the 2010 Calaveras Wineries Passport event, this weekend of June 25 through 27.  The highlight of the weekend is Friday night's "Taste the World of Calaveras" picnic in Murphys Park...

As you've read in my past blog entries, my focus has been on the wines and wineries of Calaveras County.  This makes sense, given that our primary tasting room is in Murphys (we also have one in Clarksburg, for you...

What is spring and summer without a classic old-time county fair (or several)?  One of the most historic, most famous, and most fun of the array of fair offerings is the famous Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee.  Inspired...

The confluence of Presidents' Day Weekend with Valentines' Day presents an almost unprecedented array of wine tasting opportunities over the February 13-14 weekend.First, at the Old Sugar Mill in Clarksburg (just south of Sacramento), the five resident wineries (Including my...

As the weather turns cooler, we get more visitors to our Murphys and Clarksburg tasting rooms expressing interest in port.  (Really, since the 2006 European Trade Agreement, we can no longer legally call these dessert wines "Port" since they are...

Harvest is the favorite time of year for most winemakers -even though the season is truly "twenty-four/seven" as grapes are harvested at their peak sugar/flavor content and crush activities run around the clock at most wineries.In the midst of all...

I've been writing all along about the "Mediterranean" nature of the grapes that prosper in the Foothills.  This year's judging at the California State Fair certainly confirmed that.  Looking just at the "major" awards (gold and silver), the strengths of...