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  • Our La Dolce Vita club members have been privy to some insider information that was included with their last wine shipment. Now it’s time to let the rest of the […]

    The Next Generation

    Our La Dolce Vita club members have been privy to some insider information that was included with their last wine shipment. Now it’s time to let the rest of the […]

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  • On Thursday, we sent Manuel out to our Gill Creek Ranch Vineyard in Clements Hills, located along Elliot Road, hugging the north bank of the Mokelumne River. Manuel’s mission was […]

    Sampling Crushed Grapes

    On Thursday, we sent Manuel out to our Gill Creek Ranch Vineyard in Clements Hills, located along Elliot Road, hugging the north bank of the Mokelumne River. Manuel’s mission was […]

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  • What’s the best way to free up barrels you’ll need for crush? Bottle! Today we bottled more than 910 cases of a number of Borra wines, yielding 36 barrels for […]

    Liberating Barrels

    What’s the best way to free up barrels you’ll need for crush? Bottle! Today we bottled more than 910 cases of a number of Borra wines, yielding 36 barrels for […]

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  • Our Markus Niggli was just handed his 15 minutes of fame, appearing in two newspaper articles in Saturday’s Lodi News-Sentinel. Here’s an excerpt from the first, entitled “Yellow Cab submits […]

    15 Minutes of Fame

    Our Markus Niggli was just handed his 15 minutes of fame, appearing in two newspaper articles in Saturday’s Lodi News-Sentinel. Here’s an excerpt from the first, entitled “Yellow Cab submits […]

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  • Every few weeks, Markus hooks up a canister of Nitrogen to a keg of extra Syrah and goes to work topping up each of our 220 barrels of aging Borra […]

    Topping Up

    Every few weeks, Markus hooks up a canister of Nitrogen to a keg of extra Syrah and goes to work topping up each of our 220 barrels of aging Borra […]

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  • What’s fun about having your own winery is getting to take a bottle (or three!) home and see what tastes the best with it. This time we took a new […]

    Wine & Food Guinea Pig

    What’s fun about having your own winery is getting to take a bottle (or three!) home and see what tastes the best with it. This time we took a new […]

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  • Like every year, during the Zinfest weekend here in Lodi, Oysters were on the grill all day long. Steve Borra Sr. and his crew barbequed the perfect lunch for all […]

    Oyster Sunday 2010

    Like every year, during the Zinfest weekend here in Lodi, Oysters were on the grill all day long. Steve Borra Sr. and his crew barbequed the perfect lunch for all […]

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  • The 2010 Wine & Chocolate Weekend was wonderful this year! The weather was absolutely perfect, giving us a little taste of spring! We had the privilege of meeting so many […]

    2010 Wine & Chocolate Weekend

    The 2010 Wine & Chocolate Weekend was wonderful this year! The weather was absolutely perfect, giving us a little taste of spring! We had the privilege of meeting so many […]

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  • First Sip was a blast again this year. The weather cooperated, making the weekend cool and pleasant. Gina’s family biscotti and delicious homemade cookies paired perfectly with our wines. Everyone […]

    First Sip 2009

    First Sip was a blast again this year. The weather cooperated, making the weekend cool and pleasant. Gina’s family biscotti and delicious homemade cookies paired perfectly with our wines. Everyone […]

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  • October 2nd marked the end of our fun-filled Fusion Friday season! The weather was finally a bit cooler and made it a perfect evening. Our wines paired perfectly with the […]

    Final Fusion Friday of 2009

    October 2nd marked the end of our fun-filled Fusion Friday season! The weather was finally a bit cooler and made it a perfect evening. Our wines paired perfectly with the […]

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