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Steven Kent Mirassou's avatar

Randy, back in 1982 Mirassou was doing about 45,000 cases of off-dry CB from Monterey County a year. Volumes dove precipitously down shortly thereafter.

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Randy Caparoso's avatar

Yes, those were the days, weren't they? I recall, Mirassou pioneered machine harvesting of their Chenin blanc. What a legacy!

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Eric Awes's avatar

The White Pinot was my favorite.

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Peter Andrews's avatar

Thank you so much for taking the time to so thoughtfully enjoy and share Hella Chenin. We had an amazing time planning it - and are now hard at work getting ready for year two. 🇿🇦💪🏼🇺🇸

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Randy Caparoso's avatar

Thank *you*, Peter, and congratulations on a first successful Hella Chenin!

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Eric Awes's avatar

Where can I sign up for announcements of your next California tasting or in United States?

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Peter Andrews's avatar

Hey Eric - you can follow my Instagram (@culturewineco) and also join my email list through my website (link at bottom) www.culturewineco.com

Would be great to have you at our next one!

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John Compisi's avatar

Randy, Another fascinating, well researched and informative posting. Thank you.

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Randy Caparoso's avatar

Thanks, John!

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Mike Jett's avatar

Quite the eye opener. Now, where's that wine bottle opener?! 😆

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