Talkin’ Juice: Highway 12 Winery’s Paul Giusto

Highway 12 in California runs from the vineyard-studded hills of Calaveras County all the way to the vineyard-covered hills of Sonoma County, passing through the vineyards of Napa, Solano, Sacramento and Joaquin counties as well. 

Just as Highway 12 wends through the best parts of Northern California, so too does our conversation with Paul Giusto meander over topics of grape growing, wine making, why the Weber charcoal grill is the right answer for people who really know how to grill in the backyard, the best places to drive in Sonoma and more.

Obscenely shaped carrots? Reminisces of college radio station at Sonoma State University, KSUN? What to do with a communications degree? And finally, what the heck is happening in the vineyards of Sonoma Valley right now? Paul Giusto has an opinion, poorly-formed-and-strongly-held, on many topics.

He also dishes on what a varietal is, how apellations or "A.V.A."s work and all sorts of inside information on the wine making process like blending, labeling and making sure the government knows that the wine you have in the bottle is the wine you say it is.

Then he helps answer your questions (after we talk recipes and grilling) about visits to Sonoma Valley.

Questions this week:

We would like to go on a scenic drive in Sonoma – what would you recommend?

Is there live music in the Sonoma Plaza this summer on Sunday afternoons at 2:30 PM in the Grinstead Amphitheatre?

Can I find a smaller winery that is a local winemaker and allows walk-in tasting?

Where can we see the parade on July 4^th?

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