Clif Family Winery

Wine in a Pouch: You Need This for Summer

May 25, 2011
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Needless to say, I was surprised when I opened this box. We receive a lot of wine deliveries, but the delivery boxes usually contain wine in bottles, not in pouches. I have enjoyed Clif Family Winery’s The Climber wines before, so my curiosity was definitely peaked.  Look at the packaging. It certainly does provide all terrain wine transport for whatever you’re doing outdoors this summer. Benefits of The Pouch Let me tell you about that [...]

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A Great Pizza Wine

November 10, 2010
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We drink a lot of wine and order a lot of pizza, so it’s not surprising that we paired The Climber 2009 Red Blend with a yard sale pizza from Extreme Pizza. It was delicious. Therefore, I laughed when the wine’s pairing notes say that it’s a pizza wine at heart. Winemaker Notes: “Our Climber Red brings together our favorite varietals to create a versatile, food-friendly wine that unveils new aromas and flavors with each [...]

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Wine Wednesday: Gary & Kit’s Gourmet Mountain Mixes from Clif Family Winery

June 16, 2010
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You might remember that I wrote about Clif Family Winery a few months back.  This isn’t exactly a wine post, but is about something that pairs fabulously with wine and is made by Clif Family Winery. The other day we received a package from them containing 4 bags of Mountain Mix.  We are trail mix eaters in our house, with La Jolla Girl recently developing a taste for it. We plowed through all 4 bags [...]

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Wine Wednesday – Clif Family Winery: The Climber 2008 White Wine

December 9, 2009
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Clif Family Winery is the Wine Wednesday theme for today.  Last week, I posted solely about the winery itself, because I loved reading about their environmental efforts.  I also have eaten my fair share of Clif Bars and LUNA bars.  Our Trader Joes has a big display of them. I enjoyed The Climber 2006 Red Wine, but The Climber 2008 White Wine is my favorite.  I might be biased, however, as I’m currently on a white [...]

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Wine Wednesday – Clif Family Winery: The Climber 2006 Red Wine

December 9, 2009
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I wrote about Clif Winery last week so this week I’d like to focus on the actual wines.  The first wine we tried was The Climber 2006 Red Wine.  We had some people over so I intended to share it over a nice tri tip dinner (I actually marinated it in Jack Daniels and apple cider -  it was awesome).  This struck me as a red meat type of wine based on what I read. Someone [...]

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Wine Wednesday: Eco Friendly Wines From Clif Family Winery & Farm

December 2, 2009
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Back when I was more athletic, I ate my fair share of Clif Bars and LUNA Bars. The makers of these nutritous foods (Clif Bar & Company) are also behind the Clif Family Winery & Farm. I decided to write an entire post about the winery in general, because I know that quite a few La Jolla Mom readers are interested in sustainable and/or organic wines.  Plus, a lot of you are probably already familiar with the parent [...]

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