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Wine

Wine California

Interview: Toucan Wines co-founder Doug Timewell

Doug Timewell and Terrie Leivers founded a three-and-a-half acre micro-winery called Toucan Wines in 2004. They currently produce 400 cases per year of Zinfandel and Petite Sirah wines on their hillside vineyard in California’s...
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Wine Santa Barbara

Interview: winemaker Doug Margerum (Margerum Wine Company)

Doug Margerum has made a big impact on the Santa Barbara wine community. Last year, he revived the iconic Wine Cask restaurant and tasting room with Mitchell Sjerven in downtown Santa Barbara. He started...
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Wine California

Interview: Four Sisters Ranch co-founder Serena Friedman

For almost 20 years, Serena Friedman and Michael Drucker have grown grapes for wineries in California and Texas. In 2005, they were inspired to start producing their own wines and founded Four Sisters Ranch,...
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Wine California

Interview: Reeves Ranch Vineyard co-founder Meghan Reeves

Reeves Ranch Vineyard owners Dan and Meghan Reeves purchased 40 acres in California’s Santa Ynez Valley in 1994 and started selling grapes to winemakers like Dan Gehrs, Kris Curran and Joey Tensley. They opened...
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Wine California

Interview: winemaker Raymond Smith (Indigenè Cellars)

Oakland native Raymond Smith started as a ship joiner before deciding to apply his ingenuity to the wine industry. He moved to Paso Robles, where he built and operated mobile wine bottling lines. He...
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Wine California

Interview: Vines On The Marycrest co-founder Victor Abascal

Since 2004, when Victor Abascal and wife Jennifer founded Vines On The Marycrest on the Westside of Paso Robles, they’ve grown zinfandel, tempranillo and Rhône varietals on 26 acres. Victor then blends the varietals...
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