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California Wine Gets Cozy with Weed

Are cannabis tastings in our future? Count on it.

Back in 1996, California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana, and in a few months, recreational use will be legal here too. Many are wondering how the development will impact the state’s wine country. While some are embracing the new industry, seeing the potential for collaboration and cohabitation, others are more hesitant. This segment on NBC’s Today Show interviews some of the entrepreneurs and growers on both sides of the vine.

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Tracing the Journey That Brought a French Winemaking Family to Sonoma’s Hills

Hélène Seillan was nine years old when her family moved to Sonoma County from Bordeaux, France in 1996. Her father, Pierre Seillan, had spent the past two decades making wine in Bordeaux—and the Loire Valley before that—yet, through an early viticulture exchange program between the United States and France in 1974, he first cut his […]

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Monday Moods: “Uptempo Downtime”

Five solid selections to get you through the week.

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Monday Moods: “Thoughtful & Nostalgic”

Get your brain working and emotions flowing with these five new tracks of life-reflection.

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