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Northern California is locked down once more, but you can still enjoy virtual tasting experiences with wineries across California. Here are just a few possibilities to check out from home.

Landmark Vineyards Virtual Tastings: Join Jim Gerakaris, Landmark’s master of wine, for a virtual tasting of this Kenwood winery’s chardonnays and pinot noirs from home. Sign up and learn more at www. landmarkwine.com.

At Home with Hamel Family Wines: Order a three-pack ($200) of Hamel Family Wines and you’ll receive not only the 2017Isthmus, 2018zinfandel and 2019sauvignon blanc, but also personalized tasting menus, winery swag, a virtual winery tour and a private, 60to 90-minute tasting session. Find details at www.hamelfamilywines.com.

J. Lohr Virtual Tastings: Order a tasting pack of J. Lohr wines, then chat wine with a winery expert as you sip your way through that quartet of cabernets; portfolio wines, including sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, petite sirah and cab; or “celebration favorites,” a set that includes a bottle of pinot blanc, a pinot noir, a cab-petite sirah blend and an unusual Bordeaux-style petit verdot. Prices for the one-hour virtual tasting, including wine, start at $130. Details: www.

jlohr.com/virtual-tastings

Tolosa Uncorked: No San Luis Obispo travel required. Taste your way through this Edna Valley winery’s pinot noir and chardonnay wines via Tolosa Uncorked, a virtual tasting experience with winery ambassador Faith Comé. Find details at www. tolosawinery.com. Schedule your session by emailing fcome@tolosawinery.com.

Page Mill Winery: Livermore winemaker Dane Stark’s Virtual Twilight Tastings on Facebook are at 6 p.m. every Thursday. Each week, the tasting benefits a different charity, with 10% of gross sales from the start of the virtual tasting to close of business on Friday going to that week’s organization. www.pagemillwinery.com/ twilight-tastings

Chateau Montelena Virtual Tastings: Order a tasting trio ($179) and this Napa Valley winery will ship you three Chateau Montelena wines, including a 2016 Napa Valley chardonnay, 2017 Calistoga zinfandel and a 2017 Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon, as well as a “Bottle Shock” DVD to get you in the mood for your virtual tasting. (A 1973 Chateau Montelena chardonnay won the Judgment of Paris wine competition that inspired the movie.) Details: montelena. com/wine/virtual-trio.

Cuvaison Estate Wines: Book a virtual wine-tasting experience to taste through the winery’s new releases. Email club@ cuvaison.com to schedule a virtual Cuvaison wine tasting. www.cuvaison.com

Far Niente Family of Wineries: Virtual wine tasting through the end of the year. Guests have the opportunity to ask winerelated questions, while learning more about the wines and winery. Book a date and select a wine package that will be shipped directly to your door. www.exploretock.com/farnientewinery

Flowers Vineyards & Winery’s Virtual Tasting Experiences: Choose a tasting kit of pinot noir or estate flights or design your own, then schedule a virtual tasting with Flowers Vineyards’ staff. www.flowerswinery.com/virtual-tastings

ERIC RISBERG — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Chateau Montelena winery in Calistoga was founded in 1882 by Alfred L. Tubbs and was a major producer in the Napa Valley by the turn of the century, only to fall largely into disuse after Prohibition. The property, shown here in 2011, was revived in the early ’70s when James Barrett bought the estate.