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Pinot Noir is considered the oldest and finest grape varietal and owes its fame to Burgandy’s Cote d’Ore (“Slope of Gold”) in France. Here the vines grow at a downward slope facing East, which provides great sun exposure and avoidance to afternoon heat. Pinot Noir produces some of the best wines, but it is also the most difficult to cultivate. There are 46 clones in Dijon, France and anywhere from 200-1000 worldwide! The grapes grow in Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Czechoslovakia, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Switzerland and the United States. Locally, the following appellations grow Pinot Noir grapes: Santa Maria Valley (Santa Barbara County); Russian River Valley (Sonoma County); Carneros (in both Sonoma and Napa Counties); Anderson Valley (Mendocino County); as well as the Pinnacles (Monterey County) and Santa Lucia Highlands (Monterey County).

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OK, I had no idea that naming the bacon chocolates would spark so much interest! So with everyone wanting to know the name, I have chosen a winner and the name is….

Boss Hog’s Bacon Chocolate Sueyt’s!

We want to thank Steven Gomez of Copperopolis, CA who provided us with the name.

In speaking with Steven I learned that he has spent the last year losing over 100 pounds! One might make the assumption that he lost the weight by staying away from things like bacon, chocolate, and wine, but they would be dead wrong! He lost the weight by cutting all the garbage out of his diet and eating only REAL food! Fast food is NO food!
Instead, he focuses only on the best! Great bacon, good chocolate, fine wine. “Life is too short, and too good, to eat anything less” Steven says.

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Recently, seriously dedicated “Bacon Freak” bacon of the month club member began the progressive journey of having our world famous & popular, always smiling Pig Mascot tattooed onto his arm. The tattoo is completely colored in now and we thought you’d all get a big kick out of seeing the finished product, which looks absolutely EXCELLENT, if I do say so myself!

The tattoo was intended to be a mixed metaphor, by artistically combining the whimsical wily wonder of our official Bacon Freak Mascot, with the traditional maritime marauding, “Pirates Pallet” or “Coat Of Arms,” know to most simply as the famous & infamous, “Skull & Cross Bones!”

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Life isn’t always quiet and fun as it may seem out here at Bacon Freak Ranch. It can actually get a little testy and nerve racking out in the Pig Pen at times. Believe it or not, even here at www.BaconFreak.com, there actually are people out there who will say the nastiest, meanest, most vile things in the world against you just because “you like to eat bacon” and “they don’t!”

That’s usually about as creative and expressive as it gets. Most of the nasty remarks and arguments are amazingly rude and generally presented so illogically, irrationally and basically, “stupidly,” that they simply aren’t worthy of repeating or responding to.

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Recently I was contacted by a friend at the National HOT DOG & SAUSAGE Council at www.hot-dog.org who is on a drive promoting one of my favorite foods breakfast sausage! As many of you know we recently launched our newest breakfast sausage called Boss Hog Country Sausage.

This is an excellent sausage in which Bacon Freak has blended ham with hickory smoked sausage to create a unique meaty flavor. The sausages have a smokey taste to make your breakfast burritos extra special!

Try the National HOT DOG & SAUSAGE Council’s newest breakfast creation:

Sausage Burritos
Yield: 8 breakfast servings

1 pound breakfast or bulk sausage
1 cup chopped sweet onion
1 cup seeded and chopped green bell pepper
8 large eggs
1/4 cold water
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Nonstick cooking spray
8 (8-inch) flour tortillas, warmed
1 cup shredded Pepper Jack cheese
1 to 1-1/2 cups chunky salsa, optional

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