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a vineyard named bien nacido

By amyreiley

few weeks ago, I was invited on a press trip to California’s Santa Maria Valley. The trip was organized, to a large extent, by the Miller family of Bien Nacido Vineyards. And it was the Bien Nacido name that influenced my decision to accept the invitation. As a syndicated wine columnist and EatSomethingSexy’s... »

trouble in paradise becomes a day in the vineyard

By amyreiley

Car trouble kept me in the Wine Country a little longer than expected this week. So I took advantage of my auto repair’s “courtesy car” (curiously defined by Manly Honda as a car with Manly Honda printed down both sides and Courtesy Car silk screened across the back that you pay $35/day for the... »