June 09, 2011 02:02 pm
Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee amateur wine judging results have been announced.
All wines entered were produced from Sierra foothill grapes grown in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mariposa, Nevada, Placer, Sierra, Tuolumne or Yuba counties.
A large group of judges sampled all of the entries and judged the amateur wines based on appearance, aroma, taste and other considerations.
A Danish system of judging was employed, meaning the wines were judged against a standard rather than against each other. Private blind tasting was used, and gold, silver and bronze medallions were awarded by class.
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June 09, 2011 02:01 pm
Some Ironstone wines are now being bottled in Napa County as part of a deal signed with Sonoma Wine Co. late last year.
Ironstone owner John Kautz said Monday that the deal is the reason behind several large tanks being removed from the Ironstone Vineyards property on Six Mile Road in Murphys about a month ago.
Kautz said the tanks’ removal or the sour grapes mutterings of disgruntled employees are the only reasons he can think of behind rumors the winery may be closing.
“There’s no way. We’re not even thinking about it. Not even a possibility,” Kautz said. “We don’t want that kind of thing spreading around because it’s completely untrue. Not when we have a great concert series coming up like we do.”
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June 09, 2011 02:00 pm
By MOLLY TOWNSEND
The Union Democrat
Some Tuolumne County businesses are rolling out the red carpet for their common guests in an effort to build on excitement over a possible Yosemite visit by Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Peggy Mosley, owner of the Groveland Hotel on Highway 120, said her hotel will be offering a royal-themed package for couples and honeymooners through the month of July, riffing on the possible visit.
The “Royal Romantic Retreat” will include a night in an elegant suite, plus champagne and strawberries, chocolates, a bubble bath package for an in-room spa tub, and $50 dinner voucher for a total of $499.
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June 03, 2011 12:07 pm
Work crews are putting the finishing touches on the much-anticipated SPI Standard Mill retrofit that is expected to bring 130 new jobs to Sonora.
Sierra Pacific Industries announced last year a plan to upgrade and reopen the lumber mill in mid-June. Workers were laid off after the plant closed in 2009, when the specific types of lumber processed at the mill became in short supply.
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May 26, 2011 08:32 am
By ABBY ROGERS
The Union Democrat
It’s time to bring meat processing back to Calaveras and Tuolumne counties.
Or so say a Valley Springs father and son, and other attendees at the Tuolumne County Resource Conservation District board meeting last week.
Michael Kriletich and his son, Sean, approached the board about supporting a Mobile Harvest Facility in Calaveras and Tuolumne counties.
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May 26, 2011 08:31 am
Kelly Darby is taking an earth-friendly approach to baby fashions.
The 29-year-old Angels Camp resident has recently opened a business, called Grubgear, that makes baby hats and bibs out of recycled fabrics. Armed with a little creativity, a dash of elbow grease and a 30-year-old sewing machine, she is turning old T-shirts into brand new childhood treasures.
“The whole goal is to keep things out of the landfill,” she said.
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