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Sonoma Valley
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As winemaking in the neighboring Napa Valley grows ever more dizzyingly up-
scale, here sun-dappled vineyards are still surrounded by pastoral ranchlands.
The uniqueness of terroir is valued in this down-to-earth wine country (
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where you may taste new vintages straight from the barrel inside a tin-roofed shed
while playing with the winemaker's pet dog. Who cares if it's not even noon yet?
Relax and enjoy your late-harvest Zinfandel with a scoop of white-chocolate ice
cream drizzled with organic olive oil. This is Sonoma: conventions need not apply.
