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Raymond Vineyards and The CIA Greystone Conservatory Restaurant

Posted on March 8, 2016 by waywardwine

Unlike storied Freemark Abbey (read our visit: here), Raymond Vineyard opened with the Napa bandwagon of upstarts in 1970. Roy Raymond did begin by marrying into and working for Beringer in the 1930s. Since then, five generations of Raymonds had created elegant serious Cabernet, Chardonnay, and dessert wines. Continue reading →

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Laetitia Winery Review

Posted on February 1, 2016 by waywardwine

If reading is not your thing, here is my roughshod video review of Laetitia Vineyard and Winery (nb: it is a Coquard press, not Jacquard press….that’s for linen…oy)

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-7T4R7YZJ0&w=560&h=315%5D

For those born to a world of paper books:

We leave Paso Robles for another wedding (my brother’s) and then return. But on our way back to Paso, we stop in Arroyo Grande Valley for some bubbles. Both Paso Robles AVA and Arroyo Grande AVA sit in San Louis Obispo County (not an AVA), which the Central Coast AVA engulfs. Confused? Here’s a map: Continue reading →

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Wine From Vines: Planting my First Vineyard

Posted on April 2, 2015 by waywardwine

So it begins. After years of making wine from bought grapes, finally, finally, I could plant my own vines. It only took buying a home with a quarter acre…minor details… Continue reading →

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Township 7: Fraser Valley and Okanagan Wines in Canada

Posted on January 29, 2015 by waywardwine

We leave Backyard Vineyards, and grab lunch at a deli with more German imports than we saw in Germany. Satiated, we drive to Township 7.

Empty fields lead to vineyards. A yellow building sits above the vines. A pleased couple ambles out, glasses in hand, to a bench flanked by vineyards. We head in… Continue reading →