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Cal Poly Pomona's Pumpkin Fest Launches a New Preview Party
The celebratory soirée, a fundraiser for agricultural students, will kick off the multi-week happening.
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Why Cork Is a Go-To Sustainable Material for More Than Just Wine Stoppers
The bark of cork trees is mostly used for wine stoppers, but it has other uses in sneakers and trains.
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What's the Link Between Sneakers, Happy Hour and Infrastructure?
You can find a relationship between any three things by asking the right questions and connecting the dots. In this final episode of the Connect the Dots series, Teneille Gibson explains the link between the sneakers you wear, the wine you drink and the trains you ride.
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Temecula Valley's Balloon-iest Bash to Rise
Look up: The Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival brings libations and lighter-than-air adventures to Lake Skinner.
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Savor a ‘Sparkling' Saunter Through Mendocino County
The “Sparkling Wine Trek” features over two dozen makers of fine and fizzy libations.
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How Do You Prevent Wine Bottles from Ending up in Landfills? Turn Them into Sand
After retiring from a career buying wine for a grocery store chain in Washington state, Chris Lueck realized there wasn’t a way to recycle glass wine bottles in rural parts of his state. Because of that, many of those bottles were ending up in landfills. Lueck created Ground2Ground, a company that pulverizes used bottles and turns them into sand that...
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‘The Great Temecula Toast' Goes for a World Record
Join or watch the attempt to form “the longest toast relay” ever.
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Cheers to the Ojai Wine Fest's Sparkling Return
The alfresco fundraiser will take place at Lake Casitas Recreation Area.
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France Is the Most Visited Country in the World. Here's Why
France has the most international tourist visitors in the world, followed by Spain and the U.S. French residents rate it for its landscape, culture and food.
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Barefoot Wine and Oreo Have Teamed Up for an Unexpected Pairing
Oreo cookies and milk. Red wine and chocolate. Oreo cookie wine?
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Glass Bottle Shortages Put Pressure on Wine and Spirits Companies Ahead of Key Holiday Season
Glass bottles are in short supply, putting pressure on winemakers and distillers ahead of the holiday season.
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Canned Cocktails Are Gaining Momentum in the Push for Lower State Tax Rates But Beer Brewers Push Back
The spirits industry is pushing for states to lower taxes on canned cocktails to more closely mimic those placed on beer and hard seltzer.
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Los Olivos' Newest Wine Tasting Room
“California Live” visits the newest tasting room to Los Olivos—home to some of the best wines in California. Learn from the Future Perfect Wine founder what it’s like to be a female winemaker in a predominately male-dominated area.
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These People Moved to Their Dream Destinations During the Pandemic — Here's What Life Is Like 1 Year Later
The pandemic ended some jobs and turned others remote, allowing people to make life-changing moves to places like Greece, Napa Valley and Costa Rica.
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Would You Drink Wine That Aged Under Water?
Carmel Valley’s Folktale Winery is experimenting with something big in the wine world. They are the first winery in the area to debut an underwater wine aging project, with 300 bottles of Sangiovese that spent four months in the freezing Monterey Bay. “California Live” meets Folktale’s winemaker to hear about the underwater wine aging project.
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Cheers to the Delish Delights of California Wine Month
Wineries, vineyards, tasting rooms, and other sparkling spots enjoy an especially effervescent September, each and every year.
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California Wine Month Is Here
To kick off California Wine Month, “California Live” checks out Ram’s Gate Winery just an hour from San Francisco. This small yet fine wine producer is known for a wonderful wine and culinary program plus spectacular views. Watch to hear about the many wine events happening this month.
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Russia Upsets France With New Champagne Law: Here's What You Need to Know
The French Champagne industry asked its members to halt shipments to Russia, after a new law that forces them to write “sparkling wine” on their bottles.
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How to Spend a Month Abroad Without Missing Work
New companies are designing international workcations for remote workers who want to live and work abroad without the long-term commitment.
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A Bottle of Wine Aged in Space Could Sell for $1 Million — How and Why It Tastes Different Than Earth-Bound Wine
A bottle of red wine that spent more than a year living among the stars could end up being the most expensive wine ever sold.