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Michael Amsler
Swirl and Spit
SO YOU'RE CHUGGING ALONG River Road admiring the vineyards and the scenery when you come around a corner, and whoa--there's Versailles, smack-dab in the Russian River valley! Mon dieu, on second glance, perhaps this is just the Korbel Champagne Cellars (poke around the back and you'll find a brewery tucked in there as well), our readers' choice for best tasting room. And your taste is good: The gardens are massed with color and
diversity; the building is a stone wonder; the valley views are magnificent; the tasting-room walls are richly paneled; the pourers are impeccably trained; and there's all that bubbly-- and award-winning chardonnay. Tour the premises, see how the sparkling and other wines are made, try some of the microbrews, pick up a treat from the gourmet deli, and toddle off to help shovel out the mud slides in Rio Nido with a renewed spirit. Korbel Champagne Cellars, 13250 River Road, Guerneville; 887-2294.
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Bit o' the bubbly: Disguised in a wig, Stanford student Chelsea Clinton and an unnamed secret service buddy enjoy the spirits at Korbel. April fool! It's Hillary.
G.G.
From the March 26-April 1, 1998 issue of the Sonoma County Independent.