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Keys to a Great Crush and Press

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Growing Chardonnay: Backyard Vines

Chardonnay is not a grape for every occasion, but when it finds a good home, it will repay your work with sound fruit and delicious wine.

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Grand Champion: Dry Finish

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Another Year in the Vineyard, Week 19 with Wes Hagen, Clos Pepe

This morning the vineyard’s technology level has been thrown back to 1990, and we’re feeling the sting.

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(Another) Year in the Vineyard Wine Blog, Week 18 with Wes Hagen

The 2010 vintage rolls along and gets a bump of heat. 

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(Another) Year in the Vineyard Wine Blog by Wes Hagen, Week #17: Diversity and Darwin

Genetics, Critters, Fog, Flavor, and Darwin

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(Another) Year in the Vineyard Wine Blog, Weeks 15 and 16 by Wes Hagen

San Fran, Big Sur, and Back to the Ranch!

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The Birth of an American Viticultural Area

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(Another) Year in the Vineyard, Week #12 with Wes Hagen

Budi-Licious Cuisine, The White Horse, the Green Tractor, Fruit and Frogs

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Stone Fruit Wines

Tips and recipes to make wine from stone fruits.

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The Power of the Press: Dry Finish

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(Another) Year in the Vineyard, Week #6 by Wes Hagen, Clos Pepe

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(Another) Year in the Vineyard Wine Blog: Week #4. April 2-8, 2010

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Vineyard Frost Protection

Frost has the potential to destroy a crop of grapes before it even begins. Follow these tips to protect your vines.

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Backyard Beginnings: Dry Finish

Stephen Pepe is the founder of Clos Pepe Vineyards in Lompoc, California.

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