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Archive for May, 2009

Steinbeck Vineyards & Winery, located on Union Road in Paso Robles, has found a new home for thousands of recycled natural corks. Steinbeck partnered with Urban Farming’s Vineyards Growing Veggies™ program to use natural cork in a summer community garden.

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Cork Creations

Did you know over 12 billion natural corks are cast off into landfills around the world each year? What a waste! Natural cork is a valuable, resusable resource that when recycled finds a second life in flooring tiles, playground surfaces, garden mulch, and much more! Plus, there are plenty of creative and practical ways for [...]

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The Earth Day Food & Wine Festival boasted a head count of 1,000 people. Among those? Adam “the wine guy” Leemon, blogger and wine critic, travels the world searching out the best and the brightest wines. We caught up with him at the Villa Creek booth as he tasted their 2006 Avenger Rhone blend. Check [...]

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Adam “the wine guy” Leemon, blogger and wine critic, travels the world searching for powerful, exotic, and amazing wines. Last week, he visited Halter Ranch where owner Mitch Wyss gave him a taste of the 2008 Sauvignon Blanc. Halter Ranch is certified sustainable through the SIP Certification Program. Check out his video posted below. It’s [...]

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Last Supper

After a beautiful day out at the Santa Margarita Ranch for the Earth Day Food and Wine Festival, it seemed only natural that we wrap a successful event with a last supper at Artisan. Sunday evening proved to be a busy night at Artisan and our group filled a table in the front. Kris O’Connor, [...]

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One line said it all: “This is SUCH a good idea!”
Of course, this happy person had to be referring to the CCVT’s 3rd Annual Earth Day Food and Wine Festival held at the historic Santa Margarita Ranch on April 18. This year’s sold out event featured over 100 booths offering award-winning wines, tasty food, and [...]

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