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Tag: tobin james wine

Sniff the Cap: Still 49, and Liking the Finer Wines of Paso Robles

by Deidre Pike April 15th, 2015December 16th, 2020

This is about creeping age and rolling green hills. It’s about interspersed wide patches of California poppies that cause drivers to pull over and take photos—as do acres of vines and vines and vines. I’m 49 years old, and I could spend every spring on the Central Coast. Dave and I drive the hybrid to […]

Sniff the Cap: Drinking Wine to Forget My Liberal Guilt

by Deidre Pike November 27th, 2013December 16th, 2020

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