| Al and Todd Witte sampling unripened green olives from the tree |
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| Al fooling around on a hot afternoon |
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| Al in front of used empty wine barrels. |
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| An up-close view of the grape hoppers being unloaded |
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| At the Wild Horse warehouse |
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| Clayton learning the science of wine making |
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| Clayton in front of a wine fermentation cask at Seghesio |
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| Deb and Al at Santa Barbera Winery |
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| Did I mention these trips can create a romantic spark! |
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| Don't forget a day to visit San Francisco. |
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| Enjoying a complimentary glass of wine. |
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| Equipment used to remove the stem and other plant debris after being seperated from the grapes. |
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| Francis Ford Coppola's Winery Estate |
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| Grape crushing equipment at Kenwood |
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"Here we are sampling Quintessa's most recent releases"
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| John Buehler at his tasting room waiting for us. |
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| Merryvale's aging room |
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| More wine fermentation casks. |
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| Our hotel centrally located between Napa and Sonoma Counties |
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| Our tour bus service |
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| Outdoor wine fermentation tanks at Artesa |
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| Plan on only 3 winery tours per day. After that, balance and diction can become an issue |
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| Sampling grapes from the vines at Rodney Strong |
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| Some of our crew - Clayton Johnson, Deb and Al Jaques, Denise and Patrick McDonald |
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| Stacking of empty grape totes used in the fields. |
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| The view from Artesa |
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| Unloading freshly picked grapes at Wild Horse |
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| Wine aging in cool, moist caves carved from the hillsides of central California |
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