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Article: Wine on the beach: a look at Mendocino's Pacific Star.(winery in Mendocino County, CA)(Company Profile)
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- Wines & Vines
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- August 1, 1999
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When Sally Ottoson says her wine really rocks, she isn't kidding. Perched on the rugged Mendocino County coastline, Pacific Star's barrels get a natural bump and grind action from the 20-foot high waves that send water crashing and booming into the cliffs just yards away from the winery.
Billed as the "westernmost winery in the Americas," Ottoson's 22-acre spread is a most unusual winery property, an exquisite piece of heaven framed by drop-dead gorgeous blue skies, whitecapped water and a curve of dramatic rock formations that have sent many an unlucky logging ship to its final resting place.
During the tempestuous winter months, as Ottoson's Charbono, ...