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Big, bold and luscious reds at DeRose Vineyards in California’s San Benito...
[Click on any picture for a larger image.] It’s a small winery with some very old vines . . . . . . and some pretty exceptional wines. In the Cienega Valley, near Hollister, California, DeRose...
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Pietra Santa Winery in San Benito Wine Country
For reasons having nothing to do with its wines, Pietra Santa Winery might be the most by-passed winery in the world. The driveway to Pietra Santa, in San Benito County’s Cienega Valley, has all the...
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The zinfandels of DeRose Vineyards
Some wines make an unforgettable first impression. So it was with the DeRose dry-farmed old-vine Zinfandel. One evening, I stopped at a deli. The deli had a wine-tasting bar. When I came through the...
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The sun also rises — but earlier now.
Already the increasing daylight is making a difference. On December 21, the sun set at 4:18 p.m., with twilight at 4:55 p.m. Today’s sun set at 4:41 p.m. Daylight lingered to a twilight at 5:17 p.m....
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