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63Punching Down the Cap during Wine Fermentation
When grapes and grape juice are fermenting, carbon dioxide is a natural byproduct. The CO2 lifts all the seeds and skins to the top of the tank. They form a thick solid cap at the top of the tank. This...
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75Off the Beaten Path In Wine Country, California
Discover some of the hidden gems in California's wine country that are slightly off the beaten path. Great ideas for what to do when visiting Napa and Sonoma.
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80A Trip Around Canandaigua Lake
Spread across central New York State are a series of lakes known as the Finger Lakes. Carved out of the earth by an ancient glacier, these five long and narrow lakes all lieing in a north-south orientation,...
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72Choice Winetasting Wineries in Sonoma County at Healdsburg, California
Which Wineries Should You Visit? Getting in your car and visiting wineries and their tasting rooms gets a bit repetitive. So wineries try hard to make the visual experience an “experience” as in...
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65Is Chocolate a Substitute for Sex? A short story.
Food gives meaning to life. Do we live to eat, or eat to live? I know I live to eat! Every meal is a delight, something to look forward to, worth planning, and worth savoring, every single bite. I mean, what,...
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74Top 10 Hot Jobs in Mendocino
Following Spanish tradition, Mendocino County was named after Mendoza, the ruling Mexican viceroy of this area. Mendocino County is one of the original California counties form 1850 and has grown in population and jobs openings in Healthcare, Wine Making, Tourism, and related Retail Sales.
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83Can you afford a vineyard? Can you finance a wine-making operation?
A lot of people would love to have a vineyard. The simple bucolic life of a winemaker and the romantic draw of the Old World vines is too much to resist for many of us. But how on Earth can anybody afford...
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75Wine Making
Although the process of wine making may vary greatly in detail, there exists a basic procedure, whose central element is fermentation. Fermentation is a process in which sugar changes in a liquid into roughly...
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65Route 66
The 66 is the "mother of all routes." He began to be built in the 20s and was for decades the large artery that served as a communication and commercial hub between East and West. With the Great Depression of...
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62Arizona’s Red Rock Country-Sedona, AZ
A wealth of trails ranging from leisurely excursions to challenging backpacking treks. The Red Rock Crossing is a breath-taking scenic place when viewed from the Mountain View homes where immense sandstone...
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