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Cellar Rat Road Trip – Day 4 – Getting My Rocks Off

After a pretty chill day tasting Gruet sparklers and rolling out only about 300 miles (compared to 721 and 666 the previous two days, respectively), today I planned to put in another hard days work on the road but making sure to check out some of the sights Utah has to offer.  I have to [...]

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You Dirty Rat – Cellar Rat, That Is

James Cagneyclaims he never actually said “Mmmm you dirty rat!” in his 1931 film Taxi!  But, I will claim it proudly come this harvest season in Sonoma as I get the pleasant opportunity to scrub tanks, clean barrels and help prepare and execute crush and fermentation at Holdredge Winesin Healdsburg, CA.  I owe a lot [...]

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Wine for Haiti – How can YOU help?

I know you’ve been watching the horrible scenes on CNN and you understand the situation is dire.  As a wine lover, here is how you can help: PALATE PRESS: The Online Wine Magazine is teaming up with Brother, Can You Spare a Bottle? to turn wine into monetary aid for Haitian earthquake relief.  The idea [...]

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