Category Archives: CALIFORNIA

MacMurray Ranch: ‘Sons’ goes Sonoma

To my generation, the name ‘Fred MacMurray’ will never quite free-associate with Barbara Stanwyck or any indemnity, double or otherwise.  He’ll never be Lieutenant Keefer with a glass of wine tossed in his face after the Caine gobs mutinied. He … Continue reading

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Wine Writer Sends Woodson To The Woodshed,Or Is It The Other Way Around?

What can I tell you about Charles Woodson that you don’t already know? That in 1997 he joined Tom Harmon and Desmond Howard as the third U of M  player to win a Heisman Trophy, receiving more points that year … Continue reading

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Barefoot Fetish: Bargain bubbles from a Bustling Babe

I didn’t even realize I had a foot fetish until I met Jennifer Wall, winemaker at Barefoot Bubbly.  It was a sober, professional, business-card-exchanging encounter at some tasting, and suddenly, the idea of shoeless Jen up to her kneecaps in … Continue reading

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Barefoot Wines For A Shoestring Budget

If you are barefoot right now, it’s for one of two reasons. Either you’re an earth child who likes a sensual connection to terra firma and the return-to-roots freedom that casting off the trappings of civilization brings you, or you’re … Continue reading

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