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Summertime in Wine Country
By Linda Kissam
The entrance to Temecula Olive Oil Company’s Olive View Ranch in Aguanga. With spring in full swing and summertime in our collective sightline, I am pretty sure we’re all chomping at the bit for some time off to relax and renew. Since we still have a few weeks left to go before we leave on vacation, why don’t we settle in now and plan what we’ll do.
Although I am not a psychic, I get the vibe that you’re looking for warm sunny days, lush green vineyards, crisp white wines, fruit driven reds, outstanding food, happy smiles, and some wine country fun. Temecula Valley Wine Country in Southern California is the perfect complement to anyone’s budget. Countryside living by day is right at home with casual elegance at night in this gorgeous wine district. They don’t call it the Golden State for nothing. I think I can almost smell the nose of a great Syrah right now. Intrigued? Read on!
Drink Pink in Paso
By Lisa J. Pretty
A glass of J&J Cellars Rose by the outdoor fireplace. (Lisa J. Pretty) Pink Wine. Those two words, years ago, brought images of very sweet wine and little old ladies sipping large glasses. Thankfully times and wines have changed and today a nice, dry rosé on a warm afternoon or evening is what a lot of us wine people crave. With the weather heating up, I find my wine taste turning a little towards the pink side. I personally like my pink crisp and dry and decided to roam Paso Robles Wine Country to see what I could find.
Discover: Santa Cruz’s Surf City Vintners
A Hip Urban Wine Tasting Experience
By Mary Lindsay
Enjoy the sunshine in the courtyard café at Kelly’s French Bakery; the tasting rooms of Pelican Ranch, Sones Cellars, and Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard in view down the drive. (Mary Lindsay)The Santa Cruz Mountains is home to some 70 boutique wineries. The Surf City Vintners collective of micro-boutique wineries, numbering a dozen, has made the region’s namesake town of Santa Cruz a vibrant Mecca for wine tasting. An urban renewal project has turned former warehouse space into a hip, trendy destination that also includes Kelly’s French Bakery, the New Leaf organic market, and some darling little shops. All are in renovated warehouse spaces on Ingalls and Swift Streets, clustered within an easily walkable couple of blocks on the Westside of town off of Hwy. 1 near UC Santa Cruz; and Storrs Winery is nearby in the Old Sash Mill.
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Eric Christensen began painting watercolors professionally in 1992. Since then, he has received national acclaim as a leading artist in the “Wine Art Genre.” When asked about his inspiration for his compositions, he is quick to reply, “It’s about celebrating the wine country lifestyle!” Having lived in the heart of Napa Valley, Christensen is expert at capturing the romance and understated elegance of the wine country experience. He and his art have been featured in several magazines such as Wine Spectator, and on the syndicated television program “In Wine Country.” His extraordinary paintings are offered in fine art galleries throughout the country. Self-taught, Christensen invented a watercolor technique that allows him to create images of vibrant color and stunning realism. Employing a multi-layer dry-brush technique, Christensen pushes watercolor to its limit producing images of crystal clarity. He is widely recognized as the only known artist capable of creating hyper-realistic watercolor paintings. His artistic genius places him among the best watercolorists of our time. Born in Salt Lake City, Christensen developed diverse interests in classical music, cooking, and botany. Today, Christensen derives his inspiration for his paintings from the beauty of the wine country surrounding his home. His passion for painting, along with his eclectic interests, converge to influence endless compositions for his masterful “wine country still life” paintings.
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