San Diego Wine Country

San Diego Weekly Reader Article

By Matthew Lickona

Born to Americans living in England, Marc Hashagen grew up in Great Gidding, a farming village in Cambridgeshire. A hundred houses, one pub, one butcher, he recalls. The public bus would come through on Wednesdays;

North County Times Article

By Julie Shapiro - For the North County Times

DEL MAR ---- Wine lovers packed the Del Mar Fairgrounds on Sunday for the first San Diego tasting event sponsored by the Family Winemakers of California, "Tasting 2009."

Examiner Article

By John Alonge

About two miles outside of the little town Julian, nestled in a small valley at the foot of Volcan Mountain, sits the J. Jenkins Winery. The property includes 8 acres of old growth apple orchard. The rest is planted in wine grapes, Pinot Noir and Pinot Grigio, to be exact.

Examiner Article

By John Alonge

Take a lunch break in any village restaurant while touring the Burgundy region in France and you're likely to sample one of the dozens of local wines featured on the wine list. Stop for dinner in one of the Napa Valley's many charming towns and you'll surely partake of a cabernet or chardonnay from the surrounding vineyards. In fact, travelers from Tuscany to Capetown, Chile to New Zealand, do exactly the same thing. Sampling a region's wines while enjoying the local cuisine is a time-honored travel tradition.