September 8, 2014

Fort Bragg: Pacific Star Winery and Tasting Room; things to do

401 N. Main St., (707) 962-9463.  Daily 11-5.  Tasting $5. 

Located right in town, this convenient branch of the Pacific Star Tasting Room pours the winery’s signature blends--Dad’s Daily Red (named for the winery owner’s father, who drank this daily to assist with a war ailment) and It’s My Fault.  My tasting included several unusual varietals--a buttery white Roussanne, a nice Tempranillo, and a puckery, rough Carignane.  Bottles are topped with an unusual hand-blown degasser made in Grass Valley. 


Pacific Star Winery  

33000 N. Hwy. 1, 12 mi. N of town, between Caspar & Westport, (707) 964-1155.  Daily 11-5.  No dogs. 

Perched on the rim of the ocean and surrounded by vineyards, the remote Pacific Star Winery is the westernmost in the continental U.S.  Wines are filtered naturally by the waves crashing against the bluffs, shaking the barrels and causing natural settling and permitting reds unstripped by the usual filtering process.  A bluff-top picnic area has a panoramic view that provides for great whale-watching. 


More things to do in Fort Bragg. 

More things to do in nearby Mendocino.

More ideas for exploring Northern California.

image ©2014 Carole Terwilliger Meyers

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