February is prime orange picking time here in Healdsburg.  You can sometimes find a tree here and there, mingled amongst the vines. There is one  spot off Westside Road where a small orange grove just thrives.  I pass it whenever I’m going into town. I was kind of sad to see a fence go up […]

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We here at VERGE Wine Cellars have been known for quite a while to be (dare I say) connoisseurs of pork. Mike has raised a couple of pigs and will do so again. Needless to say, we’ve all enjoyed the bounty of bacon, ribs, hams and the multitude of chops, shanks, and roasts.  Mr Pig […]

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According to the National Climatic Data Center, January is the wettest month of the year here in Healdsburg. On average, we receive between 8 -9 inches of rain at the start of each year.  And even when the forecast calls for clear skies, which it has all this week, there is still a morning layer […]

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