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The cellar, the valley, the vineyards after they\u2019ve been picked, my clothes, everything. It all smells like harvest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Least favorite thing about the grape harvest?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Missing half of the college football season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Any predictions for this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Good, but not great.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, wine\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your favorite Livermore Valley wine?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Casa de Vinas Petite Sirah.\u00a0 It\u2019s currently in the barrel, and it\u2019s an awesome wine.\u00a0 Looking forward to getting it bottled and released.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your favorite Livermore Valley wine that you didn\u2019t make?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Steven Kent Lineage.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information about McKahn Family Cellars and other wineries in the valley, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lvwine.org\/wineries.php\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lvwine.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/McKahn.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lvwine.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/McKahn.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of California Wine Month, we\u2019re sitting down with different winemakers throughout Livermore Valley and asking them to tell us about themselves, the harvest and of course, their favorite wines!\u00a0 Today we\u2019re sitting down with the winemaker from McKahn Family Cellars. &nbsp; Firstly, tell us a little about yourself\u2026 If you weren\u2019t a winemaker, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.8 - 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