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Ask the Farmer - Resveratrol!
Resveratrol! It is good for the heart and liver. Prevents obesity, sunburn & melanoma. It enhances chemotherapy; fights type 2 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. It even slows down aging”. Sounds like an old western snake oil salesman’s pitch, right? Well, resveratrol - an anti-oxidant chemical compound found in wine as a result of the fermentation of the skin and seeds of winegrapes (especially reds) - is playing a big hand in research to cure or prevent the above diseases and others as well.
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Conversations of a Wine Maker
Winemaker Neil Collins speaks to winemaker friends in the Paso Robles Appellation. This series of videos have plenty of insights, levity and wine tasting.
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Sulfites In Wine
Sulfites are a natural, organic preservative that humans have been using in wine and other foods for several thousand years. The only difference between France and the U.S. is that the U.S. requires a warning label, and warning labels create the unfortunate impression that where there's a warning, there must be something dangerous afoot.
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Yin Yang and the 2011 Harvest
Vineyard owners know that Mother Nature can challenge even the best agriculturalist. In 2011 along the Central Coast it was a “perfect storm” of strong winds, hail, devastating frosts, thunder-storms, cool summer temperatures, heat spikes and then September rain. A tough year in the vineyard also challenges, but sometimes rewards winemakers.
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Central Coast Wine Tasting
Where else than the Central Coast can you stroll along the beach in the morning, choose among dozens of wineries to visit during the day, be back to the coast for a nap, and still take in the sunset and be ready for a night out? Here are some....
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