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WINE CLUB

Your Guide to California's Central Coast Wine Region

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The 2009 CCM Wine Club: On the Cover, Foley Family Wines

HOLIDAY PAIRING
Scheid Vineyards offers another reason to give thanks this Turkey Day with their red, white and new wines.
November 2008

Regardless of where you fall on the “red or white with turkey” debate, experts point out that the modern Thanksgiving menu is actually perfect for some of both... read more.

   Holiday wine pairing: Scheid Vineyards – 2005 Pinot Noir, 2006 Pinot Blanc

CRUSH:
Oak: The Winemaker's Spice Rack
March 2008

To amateur imbibers, the wine barrel may appear a mere contrivance of the glorified process of winemaking—a quaint, rustic old container that simply holds and transports that liquid luxury for which so many descriptive qualities and biological properties have been named... read more.

   various flavorful spices

CRUSH:
Unmasking the Grape
November 2006

First, you take the grapes and you squish ’em.

I never would have thought that I might apply that old peanut butter and jelly how-to analysis to the divine art of winemaking. After all, as Robert Louis Stevenson said, “Wine is bottled poetry."...read more.

   Harvesting grapes for making wine

CRUSH:
Grape Fields Forever
October 2006

Considering the challenge of applying the principals of sustainability to our individual lives, it is a wonder that an entire industry could move in that direction. If there is any group for whom sustainability is critical, it is the farmers – in this case, grape growers – whose livelihood relies on the soil, water, and weather... read more.

   sustainable methods in growing grapes - falcons

 
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