Tour of California Winery Region from April

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momopi
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Tour of California Winery Region from April

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Apple Farm & Trellis Court
2015 Monterey St
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
(805) 544-2040
http://www.applefarm.com

The owner of Apple Farm had fallen ill and had to sell the restaurant. Fortunately the new owner is taking good care of it.


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Tra Vigne Restaurant
1050 Charter Oak Ave
Saint Helena, CA 94574
(707) 963-4444
http://www.travignerestaurant.com

The lamb pasta is the first dish I had in recent year that I wanted to lick the plate clean. $16.


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The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone
2555 Main Street.
St Helena, CA 94574
(800) 333-9242
http://www.ciachef.edu/visitors/gs/
http://www.ciachef.edu/california/

Happy hour special, 5 small dishes + glass of wine for only $10! See other specials here:
http://www.ciachef.edu/restaurants/wsgr/specials.asp


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City of Ten Thousand Buddhas
4951 Bodhi Way
Ukiah, CA 95482
(707) 462-0939
http://www.cttbusa.org

Vegetarian restaurant at City of Ten Thousand Buddhas. Food is inexpensive and the vegetarian dumplings were quite good.


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Casa de Fruta
10021 Pacheco Pass Hwy
Hollister, CA 95023
(408) 842-7282
http://www.casadefruta.com

I couldn't resist stopping by the local tourist trap in Gilroy/Hollister... Casa de Fruta!!! The fried chicken were a bit over-done but the batter and seasoning was delicious.



Wines purchased:

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2009 Majestic Muscat Canelli, Eagle Castle Winery, Paso Robles


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2006 Grand Oz, Husch Vinyards, Philo (Mendocino)


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2007 Chardonnay, Standish Winery, Philo


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2006 Late Harvest White Riesling, Greenwood Bridge Vineyards, Philo


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@_@ Honey Mead, Casa di Fruita, Hollister


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Also purchased several others that are not photographed, California Red Wine fro Peju Provence Winery in Rutherford, 3 bottles from Carhartt in Santa Ynes, and various chocolates, late harvest Riesling vinagar, etc.
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