Davis Estates
Calistoga winery known for wine tastings with elaborate food pairings welcomes new chef. I stopped by Davis Estates to shoot a photo to accompany the wine reviews below […]
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Project Zin Triumphs Again
Sonoma County wine and food event raises more than $500,000 for Down Syndrome advocacy and services. Project Zin triumphs again. The annual event, created by Clay and Carrie
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Parisian Pop-Up Dinner Series at Jordan Winery
One of Healdsburg’s best wineries exceeds expectations with French-inspired cuisine paired with Russian River Chardonnay and Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Over many years of visiting Jordan Winery, I’ve
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Clif Family Enoteca
Napa Valley winery’s food and wine salon is well worth checking out. The Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard, first planted in 1858, provides the backdrop for wine and food
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Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
Take in Stags Leap Palisades views from tasting room and patio of Judgment of Paris winner. The winery founded by Warren Winiarski in 1970 merits a pilgrimage for
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Appellation Lodi – Wine & Roses Resort and Spa
Chef Charlie Palmer’s hospitality team accentuates the positive at Lodi’s most stylish accommodations. I’ve always thought of the Wine & Roses Resort and Spa in Lodi as
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Stella Restaurant in Kenwood Is a Sonoma Valley Star
Chef-proprietor Ari Weiswasser focuses on wood-grilled California-Italian cuisine at his Glen Ellen Star follow-up. Having concluded a several-month Northern California assignment for Fodor’s this month (June), it’s time
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2 Fun Days Tasting Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
Fantastic wines, au courant cuisine, sticker delight in Mendocino County. Northern California wine lovers nostalgic for the days before glitz and high prices overtook Napa and Sonoma often
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Louis M. Martini Winery
Sip Bordeaux-style wines in historic winery’s Napa Valley tasting room. “The Eventual Choice of the American Public” reads the copy in a framed 1930s print ad for Martini
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2 Splendid Days in Walkable Yountville
Itinerary: Compact Napa Valley town is an ideal destination for wine tasting, dining, and shopping on foot. As the author of a Wine Country guidebook, I’m constantly on
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