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Locals - A Collective Tasting Room
Come visit us at Locals located at the gateway to Alexander Valley in the once sleepy hamlet of Geyserville. Locals is a collective tasting room featuring the wines of 6 local boutique wineries. Taste over 30 unique wines from talented and noted neighborhood winemakers. These are small-scale producers making premium quality and hard to find award-winning wines.
While sampling these unique selections, discover the works of area black and white photographers, listen to music from local Sonoma Country musicians and be intrigued by Locals whimsical collection of art moderne wine accessories. It all combines to create an eclectic and tasty environment.
www.tastelocalwines.com
707.857.4900
yummy@tastelocalwines.com
Chardonnay & Oak Aging
This dry white wine, made from the Chardonnay grape, is the most popular of its variety. Chardonnay ranges in style, with some oakier versions contributing to taste. The purpose of Chardonnay aged in oak is to add some of the oaks characters, along with helping the wine develop its texture. Winemakers may lightly toast the inner surface of barrels, allowing the smoky oak or toasty characters to be detected in the final product. Oak gives the taste a dimension of spiciness and adds a hint of vanilla or coconut to the grapes aroma. The oak and Chardonnay combination is a favorite that is sure to last!
Wine Tasting - The Sense of Smell
There are a few very important things to note when we "nose" a wine. It is suggested to first smell the wine before swirling, noticing the delicate aromas. Next, swirl the wine and smell again after it is at rest. Depending on the bouquet, you may then notice a profound difference in the odors emerging. Aroma is a smell that originates from the actual grape, with very clear cut characteristics. Aroma is most prevalent in young wines. The bouquet of a wine refers to smells generated as a result of aging; smells found particularly in mature wines that were aged in a bottle. The bouquet generally has much softer and complex characteristics than aromas. Identifying what you smell is usually the most challenging part in wine tasting. Although there are many smell categories used to describe characteristics of wine, none have been exclusively agreed upon.
Wine Tasting - The Sense of Taste
After observing your wine using the sense of sight and smell, it is then time to use your palate to identify tastes. This is far more detailed than simply tasting as we would any other beverage. We must remember to note the characteristics of the wine on all sensory areas of the tongue. Sweetness is detected on the very tip of the tongue, while bitter tastes are sensed in the extreme rear. Saltiness is sensed on the front, upper sides of the tongue, and the acidity-sour taste is sensed mainly on the sides. Some suggest focusing your attention on one sensation at a time in order to be more efficient in your taste. Try taking a sip of wine and swallowing immediately. Then try another sip, this time letting the wine work well around the palate into these sensory areas before swallowing. You will recognize a noticeable difference in the intensity of flavors!
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Monterey County Winery List
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A Taste of Monterey
700 Cannery Row, Ste. KK
Monterey, CA 93940
tel. +1 831.646.5446
tel. +1 888.646.5446
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A Taste of Monterey / Salinas Wine Cellar & Tasting Room
127 Main Street
Salinas, CA 93901
tel. +1 831.751.1980
tel. +1 888.646.5446
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Bargetto Winery
700-L Cannery Row
Monterey, CA 93940
tel. +1 831.373.4053
Baywood Cellars
381 Cannery Row, Suite C
Monterey, CA 93940
tel. +1 831.645.9035
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Bernardus Vineyards and Winery
5 West Carmel Valley Road
Carmel Valley, CA 93924
tel. +1 831.659.1900
tel. +1 800.223.2533
Blackstone Winery
800 So. Alta Street
Gonzales, CA 93926
tel. +1 831.675.5341
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Carmel Road
37300 Doud Road, Drawer D
Soledad, CA
tel. +1 800.273.8558
Chalk Knoll Vineyard
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tel. +1 831.386.5600
Chalone Vineyard
Highway 146 &Stonewall Canyon Rd.
Soledad, CA 93960
tel. +1 831.678.1717
Chateau Christina Vineyard
60 Via Milpitas Street
Carmel Valley, CA 93924
tel. +1 831.659.0312
Chateau Julien Wine Estate
8940 Carmel Valley Road
Carmel Valley, CA 93923
tel. +1 831.624.2600
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Chateau Sinnet
13746 Center Street
Carmel Valley, CA 93924
tel. +1 831.659.2244
Cloninger
1645 River Rd.
Salinas, CA 93908
tel. +1 831.675.9463
Clos LaChance Tasting Room
400 Cannery Row, Suite E
Monterey, CA 93940
tel. +1 831.644.9184
Cobblestone Cellars
Soledad, CA 93960
tel. +1 831.678.0300
Coyote Canyon Vineyards & Winery
799 Cole Road
Aromas, CA 95504
tel. +1 831.726.7074
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Deer Valley
P.O. Box 780
Gonzales, CA 93926
tel. +1 831.675.2481
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Estancia Estates Winery
1775 Metz Road
Soledad, CA 93960
tel. +1 831.678.0214
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Galante Vineyards
18181 Cachagua Rd.
Carmel Valley, CA 93924
tel. +1 800.GALANTE
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Georis Winery
4 Pilot Road
Carmel Valley, CA 93924
tel. +1 831.659.1050
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Hahn Estates / Smith & Hook Winery
37700 Foothill Road
Soledad, CA 93960
tel. +1 831.678.4555
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Heller Estate
69 W. Carmel Valley Rd.
Carmel Valley, CA 93924
tel. +1 831.659.6220
tel. +1 800.625.8466
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Jekel Vineyards
40155 Walnut Ave
Greenfield, CA 93927
tel. +1 831.674.5522
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Joullian Vineyards
2 Village Dr., Suite A
Carmel Valley, CA 93924
tel. +1 831.659.8100
tel. +1 866.659.8101
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Kendall-Jackson Vineyards & Winery
Drawer D
Soledad, CA 93960
tel. +1 831.678.5700
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Lockwood Vineyard
24600 Silver Cloud Court, Suite 104
Monterey, CA 93940
tel. +1 831.642.9200
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Meador Estate
2999 Monterey-Salinas Hwy., #10
Monterey, CA 93940
tel. +1 831.372.7415
tel. +1 800.237.8846
Michaud Vineyard
P.O. Box 716
Soledad, CA 93960
tel. +1 831.678.2017
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Morgan Winery
590-C Brunken Avenue
Salinas, CA 93901
tel. +1 831.751.7777
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Paraiso Vineyards
38060 Paraiso Springs Road
Soledad, CA 93960
tel. +1 831.678.0300
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Pavona Wines
P.O. Box 390
Monterey, CA 93944
tel. +1 831.646.1506
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Richard Boyer Wines
P.O. Box 7267
, CA 93962-7267
tel. +1 831.455.2697
River Ranch Vineyards
P.O. Box
Monterey, CA 93942
tel. +1 831.375.2456
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Robert Mondavi Coastal
400 Camino Aguajito #2
Monterey, CA 93940
tel. +1 707.226.1395
Robert Talbott Vineyards
P.O. Box 776
Gonzales, CA 93926
tel. +1 831.675.3000
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San Saba Vineyards
35801 Foothill Rd.
Soledad, CA 93960
tel. +1 831.678.2212
tel. +1 800.998.7222
Scheid Vineyards
1972 Hobson Avenue
Greenfield, CA 93927
tel. +1 831.386.0316
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Silver Mountain Vineyards
381 Cannery Row, Suite Q
Monterey, CA 93940
tel. +1 831.644.9609
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Ventana Vineyards
2999 Monterey-Salinas Hwy., #10
Monterey, CA 93940
tel. +1 831.372.7415
tel. +1 800-BESTVIN (237-8846)
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