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[The Sonoma Vine] This varietal rounds out a great family of wines including Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and will meet the expectations of everyone who enjoys Zinfandel. The Russian River Valley wineries continue to produce great wine and Gracianna Winery is one to keep your eye on.

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[The Sonoma Vine] Interview with Trini Amador IV, Winemaker Gracianna Winery: I pressed Trini on his choice of varietals for Gracianna which include Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Zinfandel. He further endorsed his vision for prescribed winemaking and stated that these varietals offer the greatest opportunity to produce the results he envisions. Russian River Valley famously produces outstanding Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Zinfandel fruit but this alone does not make a great wine.

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[Westside Lodge: Riverfront Vacation Rental on "The Rodeo Drive of Pinot Noir"] Seghesio Family Vineyards: Modest Roots to Fine Vines | Westside ...: Today, the family produces almost exclusively estate wines, many from the same vineyards Edoardo planted many generations ago. Some of their wines have received high marks: the 2007 Seghesio Zinfandel, Sonoma County, was ranked #10 in Wine Spectator’s 2008 “Top 100 Wines of 2008″, and rings in at an astonishingly affordable $24.

[Wine Wine Wine] Top 10 restaurant wines « Wine Wine Wine: 9. Yellow Tail Chardonnay, Australia 10. Franzia Winetaps, White Zinfandel, Vintner Select, CA. No Pinot Noirs and not even a single red wine. So much for the Sideways effect. And the top 10 brands by volume were: 1. Kendall Jackson ...

[The Sonoma Vine] Westside Road Wineries: These are all located along the Russian River with Mill Creek representing the northern most winery and Gary Farrell Winery being the southern most winery (or last one of the group as it may be).

[Westside Lodge: Riverfront Vacation Rental on "The Rodeo Drive of Pinot Noir"] Armida Estates: Poizin on Westside Road | Westside Lodge ...: Armida invites you to come to our Healdsburg Tasting Room and play on our beautiful bocce ball court, a great way to spend the afternoon! Our professional size bocce ball court is complete with balls and scoreboard, and is ideally situated against the stunning backdrop of the beautiful Russian River Valley.

[Wine Wine Wine] How many calories in wine? « Wine Wine Wine: That he confidently states, “There are fewer calories in wine than most other alcoholic beverages” can only be good news.

[Westside Lodge: Riverfront Vacation Rental on "The Rodeo Drive of Pinot Noir"] Gracianna Winery: Gratitude Expressed on Westside Road | Westside ...: We’ve yet to get a hold of Gracianna’s wines, but they have been quietly making a new and solid mark among the winemakers on Westside Road. On Vinography, Alder ranked the 2007 Gracianna Zinfandel, Sonoma Valley ($42) an 8.5, in good company with many established winemakers’

[SEOPressReleases] Gracianna Takes Gold at 2010 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition: The public tasting for the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition is at Fort Mason in San Francisco on Saturday, February 20, 2010, where Gracianna will be pouring its gold medal winning 2007 Gracianna Russian River Bacigalupi Zinfandel at the master table.

[The Sonoma Vine] Trini Amador IV - Gracianna Winery: First, Trini Amador IV and the Amador Family were very kind in offering their time and allowing me to learn first hand why Gracianna is not your average winery. Second, I could not have asked for a more pleasurable experience in conducting this, my first wine maker interview.

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