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Concannon Debuts Clone Series

Concannon Vineyard introduced its Clone Series with the 2014 Concannon Clone 7 Cabernet Sauvignon from the Chalk Hill AVA of Sonoma County. The new Clone Series from Concannon highlights the winery’s

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Most Calif. Wine Country Tasting Rooms Open Despite Fire

Wine Institute issued an upbeat assessment of the impact of wildfires on California Wine Country, and suggested the fires won’t

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Napa/Sonoma Wildfires 91% Contained

Finally, a bit of good news from California.  Those Wine Country fires in Napa and Sonoma County are 91% contained, according to CalFire.  More good news:  Rain is expected to dump 0.1-0.3 inches

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Why Ray Isle Says Not to Worry About Smoke Taint in Napa

In a word, Isle, writing at FoodandWine.com, argues that because most grapes in Napa and Sonoma counties were harvested before the Wine Country wildfires erupted, there’s no reason to worry. 

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Why Vineyards Were Untouched by Wine Country Fires, Even as Houses on Property, Urban Neighborhoods Burned

Here’s an oddity:  those fires in California wine country that have taken at least 40 lives, and burned 217,566 acres, and destroyed at least 10 wineries barely touched vineyards. 

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California Wild Fires Claim at Least Four Wineries

In Mendocino County, Frey Vineyards was destroyed, as was Golden Vineyards and Oster Wine Cellars, both owned by Kenny and Teresa Oster, were destroyed.  Paradise Ridge Winery, Sonoma, burned down.

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