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Sonoma Winemakers

Montse Reece moved 5,912 miles from home – for this Sonoma estate

Get to know a winemaker who changed her life for Sonoma’s big reds – and never looked back

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Sonoma Winemakers

Derek Rohlffs goes where old Zinfandel is king – Dry Creek Valley

Premier Old Vine Zinfandel blocks that survived Prohibition stand strong in Dry Creek Valley – and winemaker Derek Rohlffs insists, a near 100 years later, no region competes with their majesty.

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Naked Truth Winemakers Women in Wine, PT 1

Cellar Talk with Montse Reece

In honor of Women’s History Month, get to know a winemaker who changed her life for Sonoma Zinfandel – and never looked back

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Winemakers Women in Wine, PT 2

Cellar Talk with Anne Dashe

In honor of women in wine, get to know Naked’s newest Angel-funded winemaker, Anne Dashe – a California star with French fire. Interview by Elizabeth Smith. Photography by Mike Battey.

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Behind the Wine

Tim Olson presents Unti Vineyard Syrah

Tim talks about the Unti Vineyard Syrah that he uses to make The Cooper’s Art Syrah. George Unti comes in too and explains his long working relationship with Tim. I’ve posted about Tim Olson before, but I wanted to feature this longer video with more inside information about the excellent drainage of hilltop vineyards, the […]

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Behind the Wine

Crowd funding rescued this wine that had been in the works for 11 years

Tim Olson made wine from this vineyard for 11 years.  Tim Olson has come a long way since he started making wine in his garage in 1986. I got chills seeing Tim and George Unti talk about talk about their collaboration over the past 11 years. They discussed the uncanny art of grape-growing and winemaking, how it’s sort […]