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Santa Rosa’s Bottle Barn is a liquor, beer, but mostly wine warehouse where limited-production labels routinely sell for a few dollars less than suggested retail, often a whole lot less. The Healdsburg storefront would do well to scream, in bright colors unbeďŹ tting of neighborly decorum, “Absolutely the Best Prices in This Burg or Any Other—Plus, TryBefore-You-Buy tasting!â€?

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