Sparkling Wine in Sonoma with Nicole Hitchcock

Wine 101 by VinePair

May 9, 202625:11Arts

On this special episode of Wine 101, we share with you an episode that ran on The VinePair Podcast earlier this week. Adam Teeter is joined by Nicole Hitchcock, the estate director of J Vineyards & Winery in Sonoma, Cali...

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