At 3 a.m. on Monday Sam Pureco, turned on his headlamp and started this years crush in the Sonoma Valley with a block of pinot noir grapes from Hunter Farms destined for sparkling wine at Gloria Ferrer.

2009 Grape Harvest Begins

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