CALIFORNIA
WINE Wayfarer
Book Release!
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Carolyn Dismuke thought she was living the dream, but her view changed when she noticed beautiful vineyards on back roads. She became a diligent student in a world-renowned wine studies program, where she mastered the classic regions. Curious for more, she packed her wanderlust and set out to live in a different California region every month to soak in all the juicy details.
Join her on her journey for answers to many of life’s bubbling questions:
- Discover the bounty that thrives beyond Napa
- Find out why some old vines are replaced while others are revered
- Enjoy the tales and life lessons of a solo traveler
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An engrossing read full of sharp wit and heartfelt wonder. Leaving a stable career and job to pursue her passion of wine, Carolyn, sets off on the trip of a lifetime. A self-proclaimed drifter, she journeys across the state bypassing Napa Valley in favor of less famous wine regions from Santa Barbara to the Sierra Foothills. Her experiences will shed a new light on California’s “other” Wine Country whether you’re a seasoned or novice wine lover.
For wine lovers and professionals who grew up with Kermit Lynch’s classic Adventures on the Wine Route, here is a “Calicentric” journal of adventures in the Golden State”s frontier wine regions. But whereas Lynch searched around France for wines that “bite back,” wine expert Carolyn Dismuke takes a year off from her city job and chances upon larger than life personalities who make and drink sexy wines that bear hug, caress, and express the joy of California dreaming.
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Placerville
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Clos Solene – Balance and Elegance to Epitomize French Paso style
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A Journey in Vine Adventures
Eager to learn more about the best wine regions in the Golden State, I packed my bags to feed my wanderlust by living in different, undiscovered wine pocket of California every month.
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All this and more wine wisdom is covered in my book, Drink Your Words.