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Needs recs for Philo/Boonville area of Mendocino County, CA

My cousin and his wife will be traveling through the Alexander Valley of California a few weeks from now and want to visit some wineries in the Philo/Boonville area.

They are not all that 'into' wine, but have recently begun to visit wineries in their native Washington State. They say they like Pinot and Syrah mostly, and buy most of their wine at local supermarkets (in the $10 - $15 range is my guess).

One of my favorites in that area is Lazy Creek, and I have positive recollections of Fife, Husch, some Navarro wines, and Roederer (for sparkling). Can anyone recommend others that will enrich their experience but not break their bank??

Thanks.

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Midlife
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I think that you mean the Anderson Valley, but regardless I get the idea.

Fife's Mendo operation is in Redwood Valley (on the other side of Ukiah), not the Anderson Valley, but well worth the visit. Outside of Philo, there is Greenwood Ridge, who make good Zin and Pinot. Otherwise, I agree with your list. If they're not too into wine, you probably shouldn't give them too many names to visit. My priorities would be:

Lazy Creek Navarro Roederer Greenwood Ridge Husch

Mark Lipton

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Mark Lipton

I also like:

Goldeneye Yorkville Cellars

Dimitri

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D. Gerasimatos

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Midlife

Brush up your Boontling.

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JonK

Boonville is famous among linguists as the American town that invented its own language.

Do a google on "Boontling" and you'll find some fun reading.

Jon

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JonK

in article IUB7e.1733$ snipped-for-privacy@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com, JonK at snipped-for-privacy@the-kaplans.DOT.com wrote on 4/14/05 3:11 PM:

I did see your first post on "boontling", did some "Googling" and forwarded a link to the Anderson Valley Brewing Company's site which includes a "boontling" dictionary of sorts....... just in case my cousins have trouble communicating with the natives. Thanks.

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Midlife

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