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In an effort to mend the trellis that connects reluctant or never-been locals with the area’s most popular industry, Mercury charges no fee, and extends a 20 percent discount to Sonoma County residents. In keeping with the quirky theme, Mercury’s most novel bottling is a 500 ml “jug wineâ€? ($8), a case of 12 packed in a handmade wooden crate. Featuring a little jug handle and a laboratory bottle cap, it’s an adorable three-glass serving of chocolate, raspberry and vanilla, with dried thyme on the lean mid-palate. From the Russian River Valley, Mercury grabs a few tons of the most mercurial grape. The 2008 Sonoma Carneros Pinot Noir ($25) had plum skin and green cherry notes, with a light and tasty, sweet and round ďŹ nish. Two barrels of 2008 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir ($25) were feared forever tainted by the Mendocino ďŹ res of that year, but from whatever toasted oaks, the smoke blends right in with cooling, damp earth, plum juice and sage, bringing it home with moderate terry-cloth tannin. Dudes got downright esoteric when naming their Bordeaux-style wines, “The Sister,â€? “The Fatherâ€? and “The Messenger.â€? That would be Cabernet Sauvignon, viticultural son to Cabernet Franc as Mercury is to Jupiter, and related to Merlot; this embodiment (2007 “The Sister,â€? $35) is brimming with big brambly fruit, and all the voluptuousness of some Venus. Put on your winged shoes and let’s party. Mercury Geyserville, 20120 Geyserville Ave., Geyserville. Open Thursday–Monday, 11am to 6pm. No tasting fee. 707.857.9870.

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