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Article: All that sparkles: Put some fizz in your Valentine's Day with a trip to a California sparkling winery.(Taste journey)(Product/service evaluation)
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- February 1, 2009
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I HAVE AN INDELIBLE MEMORY Of my first wine tour, at Moet & Chandon, in the Champagne region of France. In the gilt-and-mirrors tasting room, one beefy guy in our group grabbed his flute of Dom Perignon around its middle. "Sir," said the tour guide, oozing scorn, "we do not put our big, fat fingers on the glass." Then he pried Mr. Beefy's hand loose and slid it down to the stem.
This would never happen in California. On a typical tour in Napa or Sonoma, your guide will introduce himself or herself by first name. You might even get a wisecracker who says things like, "Any winemakers in the group? No? Good! Then I can make stuff up." Which doesn't mean you won't ...