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Giving the Gift of Good Wine

The First Street Wine Company in downtown Livermore offers bottles for every holiday budget.

 

The holiday party season is in full swing and if trying to find the perfect wine makes you more of a Grinch than a giver, fear not. We have some great local wines that won't break the bank.

In this week's Wine Wednesdays, Livermore Patch's Monique Soltani heads to The First Street Wine Company in downtown Livermore and gets to the bottom of the best bottles for any holiday budget.

About this column: A weekly look into the Livermore Valley Wine Country. Related Topics: Holiday Shopping, Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association, Wine, Wine Wednesday, and Wine Wednesdays
What is the best wine you have received as a gift? Tell us in the comments.

Thomas Petty

6:30 am on Thursday, December 16, 2010

Thomas Coyne's Mourvédre is my favorite from the Livermore wineries. It's available in Blacksmith Square at their store. I've given it to people, and have received it as a gift too. Maybe I'll get a bottle for Christmas this year too. Yum.

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Monique Soltani

6:32 am on Thursday, December 16, 2010

Hi Thomas,

Thank you so much for your feedback! I hope you get a bottle for the holidays too! YUM!

Monique:)

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Chris Davis

9:00 am on Thursday, December 16, 2010

Really great to discover "The Patch" we have needed something like this for a long time to expose to the rest the nation and to the world, what an incredible town we live in.But most of all to give all of those hard working families in our wine counrty who provide us and the world with some of the best wines anywhere.Thanks, Chris Davis (Proud Citizen)

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Chris Davis

9:04 am on Thursday, December 16, 2010

Credit and exposure!!!! forgot that ,sorry ......

Monique Soltani

9:02 am on Thursday, December 16, 2010

Hi Chris,

Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. Feel free to send me any story ideas you would like me to cover!

Monique:)

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Mary K Mele

2:38 pm on Sunday, December 19, 2010

Hi Monique--Love our Valley! Love our wines! Love that you are reporting for Christmas--and you can still wear a summer top! Gotta' love this California weather...but not today---rain, rain, go away--come back when we need you for the grapes!

My fave wine for this Christmas is one of the Club wines at Ruby Hill Winery--Intesa! (Cab/Barbera blend--yummy :-).

Monique--love your weekly updates promoting our Valley Vineyards. So happy that Patch is finally here in Livermore.

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Monique Soltani

4:24 pm on Sunday, December 19, 2010

Hi Mary,

Thank you so much for taking the time to watch the story and to comment! Please let me know if there are any stories you would like to see me cover! Have a wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year!

Monique:)

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