During a rare chilly and rainy, late-spring day, a friend and I stopped to taste the highly rated wines at Lula Cellars, a small producer in the cooler and foggier “Deep End” of Anderson Valley in Mendocino County. Lula’s tasting room is the last one before entering Navarro River Redwoods State Park. We approached the modest, unassuming estate, not knowing what to expect. The reward was an easygoing, comfortable tasting experience with our host, Kim Badenhop, proprietor Ken Avery, and a portfolio of wines exemplifying world-class winemaking and winegrowing.
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