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California Grape Harvest

The harvest in most California vineyards is complete or close to it. Overall the yields have been down from previous years but the quality is good and winemakers are happy.

There was a month of frost in March and April followed by high temperatures during bloom. Then a rash of wildfires led to worries about smoke taint. Yields are down an average of 10% with some vineyards down more than 50% from last year.

Check out the short video of Pinot Noir being harvested in Edna Valley recently on on a chilly October morning.

Free On-Line Wine Trail Maps

It is a fun and easy way to show your favorite California wine regions and wineries. You can add the wine map link to your business website, your social media page, or any other website. The map that is created is very user friendly with links to detailed reviews and information about each winery. You can even customize with images, links, and your own text. Free Custom Maps.

Thanksgiving Wine

With Thanksgiving only a few days away the challenging task of matching a wine to the traditional feast should be well under way. Thanksgiving challenging? Yes, because the traditional meal does not lend itself easily to one particular wine.

Thanksgiving Wine Guide

Recommended Wineries

	Salisbury Vineyards

	San Luis Obispo-- Taste award winning wines in a elegantly restored schoolhouse just off highway 101 near Avila Beach.

	Soquel Vineyards

	Santa Cruz Mountains - A gem of a winery up high in the mountains yet only a few minutes off the highway. Come barrel sample some of the best made wines in the region.

	Vino Con Brio at Amorosa Vineyards

	Lodi - Come explore the wines, wisdom and beauty of Vino Con Brio and the Amorosa Vineyards.

	Kenneth Volk Vineyards

	Santa Maria- Come join us in our intimate tasting room and sample some of our award winning Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, or try something new with our Rhone and Italian varietals.

	Talley Vineyards

	Arroyo Grande- Talley Vineyards has sweeping vistas, fine Chardonnay & Pinot Noir plus a great country casual environment.

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Ask the Farmer - Resveratrol!
Resveratrol! It is good for the heart and liver. Prevents obesity, sunburn & melanoma. It enhances chemotherapy; fights type 2 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. It even slows down aging”. Sounds like an old western snake oil salesman’s pitch, right? Well, resveratrol - an anti-oxidant chemical compound found in wine as a result of the fermentation of the skin and seeds of winegrapes (especially reds) - is playing a big hand in research to cure or prevent the above diseases and others as well.
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CWA Wine Trail Maps
Add a wine trail map (at NO COST) to your website, social media page or business. We have dozens of regional maps with links to winery information. If you would like to create a custom wine map with your own selected wineries and images we can do that too.
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Napa Valley's Northern Districts
Napa Valley is a diverse region of vineyards, wineries and geography and home to some of the most prestigious and oldest wineries in the state. This article reviews six districts starting with the well known AVA of Rutherford to the tiny Diamond Mountain AVA in the northeast...
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Ask the Farmer
Today we have John Salisbury, from Salisbury Vineyards, who farms wine grapes in the cool coastal region of San Luis Obispo answering a questions on winemaking from a Winery Advisor member. The topic today...Sulfites in wine.
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Food and Wine
Here are some basic guidelines to making the right decisions when combining wine with food. The key is balance—balancing heavy foods with rich wines, moderate foods with medium bodied wines, lighter foods with light wines and sweet foods with sweet wines. Also look for complementary or contrasting flavors to make an impression on your palate (think blue cheese and Port). Ultimately it comes down to your individual tastes but here are a few tips, hints, ideas, and thoughts.
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