Resources and Reflections » Wine Country http://www.emeraldempireadventures.com/wordpress Northern California Adventures, Events, Culture and Politics Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:54:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Breggo Cellars, Mendocino Tatsting Room http://www.emeraldempireadventures.com/wordpress/breggo-cellars-mendocino-tatsting-room/627/ http://www.emeraldempireadventures.com/wordpress/breggo-cellars-mendocino-tatsting-room/627/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:43:04 +0000 Cyclo-monger http://www.emeraldempireadventures.com/wordpress/?p=627
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Breggo Cellars invites you to join us for 2nd Saturday in Mendocino this weekend. We proudly feature the works of Mendocino County artists Antoinette von Grone, Susan Spencer, Michael Wilson, and Suzi Long for your enjoyment. We will stay open until 7pm – hope to meet you there!

Kristy Cole
Breggo Cellars – Mendocino Tasting Room
45070B Main Street, Mendocino
707-937-9900
www.breggo.com
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]]> http://www.emeraldempireadventures.com/wordpress/breggo-cellars-mendocino-tatsting-room/627/feed/ 0 39.3044891 -123.8021317 Wine Country, Mendocino Style http://www.emeraldempireadventures.com/wordpress/mendo-wine-country/457/ http://www.emeraldempireadventures.com/wordpress/mendo-wine-country/457/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 07:55:19 +0000 Cyclo-monger http://www.emeraldempireadventures.com/wordpress/?p=457 Others are far more eloquent than I when describing the excellence of the terrior, the this of the that and so on and so on, and there are a number of other sites (from which we will quote liberally) that do a far better job than we at using the language of wine. What we will do here that no one else does is to geotag all the wineries and to fill out, over time, the posts here with our own personal impressions and those of our guests as we travel through the countryside and sample the fruit of the vine.

GoMendo.com is an excellent source for all things Mendo related and we here will be focusing more on personal experience rather than purely promotional materials, but for the moment we will quote their text and links as place holders. Remember, Emerald Empire Adventures can arrange for private tastings and tours as a part of any multi-sport, cultural and/or nature-based Adventures. In addition to the wineries listed here, there are many small, unique vintners with no website, no tasting rooms and unusual varietals. If you would like to visit one (or several) of these hidden treasures, be sure to let us know and we will see what we can do.

From my personal experience living in and cycling through the Po Valley and the Alto Adige regions of northern Italy, I can say without  equivocation that the combination of vines, climbs, friendly folks and great local foods and arts available and Mendocino and surrounding counties is rapidly approaching a kind of critical mass that promises to develop into a place equal to any in Italy.

Big problem? Dig big hole, fill with foam Look over your shoulder Road Narrows (again) Zen rocks Potter Valley Vista Out back looking in Inside looking out Sunset on trees California Green Rattlesnake
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