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Grape Varieties
Pinot Gris 🥂  * Photo by Andrew Fogg on Wikimedia Commons * Pinot Gris is a natural color mutation of the famous red wine grape, Pinot Noir. They are genetically identical, except Pinot Gris has a pinki...
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2018 Tobin James Ballistic Zinfandel ($17)  When a local grape harvester showed up at with six tons of Zinfandel grapes that he was willing to give away, Tobin “Toby” James, a young assistant wi...
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Grape Varieties
Pinot Blanc 🥂  * Photo by The Mighty Quill on Wikimedia Commons * Pinot Blanc (pee-noh blahnk) originated centuries ago in Burgundy, France. It is not a separate grape species, but a natural, white-ski...
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2019 Zaca Mesa Z Cuvée ($15)  Zaca Mesa Winery & Vineyards was founded in 1973 by John Cushman and five friends, who purchased the property the year prior. As the third winery established in Santa Barbara C...
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Grape Varieties
Petite Sirah 🍷  * Image Courtesy of Noble Roots Nursery * Petite Sirah (peh-teet-sear-ah) was created by French botanist Dr. François Durif in the mid-1860s in an attempt to develop a vine resistant ...
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2019 Faustino Rivero Ulecia Reserva ($10.99)  Bodegas Faustino Rivero Ulecia is part of a five-generation winemaking family that started back in 1899. The winery was founded in 1899 by Olegario River...
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