Find the New Foodie Fashion at Butchering Parties
Posted on 20. Sep, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog
We’re a savage bunch, it seems. Over the next month, two butchering parties are being held in the North Bay. As in animals. As in the art of preparing meat to eat. If it sounds a bit macabre, it’s not, really. Considering that meat is a large part of most human appetites, the events are [...]
Beer is Near – New Brew Pub and Breweries Coming to Wine Country
Posted on 13. Sep, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine, New in California Wine Country
Getting a great, craft-brewed cold one will be easier than ever with the opening of four new beer halls coming to the North Bay. By winter, Sonoma, Yountville and Marin will be nearly swimming in suds. Here’s what will be in your glass: In October, Hopmonk Tavern debuts its second Sonoma County location, about a [...]
Wine Country Weekend Wrap-Up
Posted on 07. Sep, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine, Sonoma County Events, Sonoma Events
Don’t walk around a vineyard with soup in your purse. Basil and lavender make extraordinary gelato. If Francis Ford Coppola invites you to visit his private resorts in Italy and Belize, it may be an offer you can’t refuse. These are just a few things discovered at Wine Country Weekend, the three-day extravaganza of all [...]
2010 Sonoma Valley Crush
Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by gina in Blog, Sonoma Events
I’ve always had a problem with the saying, “Like a kid in a toy store.” When I was a kid in a toy store it was a bittersweet experience. There I was, in a magical place that seemed to stretch to the ends of the earth and up into the sky. Everywhere I looked there [...]
San Francisco in the fall: Take your mini-vacation now
Posted on 27. Aug, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Holidays, San Francisco
San Francisco is the city of sights, though often enough, peered at through fog. But last weekend, I saw something remarkable: women in sundresses. These carefree gals were practically prancing down the sidewalks, lavishing in the uncommonly warm temperatures and a particularly bright, clear day. I was there on a mini-vacation, treating myself to a [...]
Cellars of Sonoma in Santa Rosa
Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by gina in Blog, Sonoma wineries
Whether visiting Sonoma County or lucky enough to live here, a favorite place to experience Sonoma spirit and wine is Cellars of Sonoma. Located in Santa Rosa’s historic Railroad Square (conveniently located nearby hotels for those of you visiting), Cellars of Sonoma offers award-winning wines from eight Sonoma County wineries. This is the perfect place [...]
Wine Country Weekend Winds Up – Hurry for Tickets
Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine, Sonoma County Events
From down-home Hopmonk Tavern, to uptown Cyrus Restaurant. From funky legendary Joseph Swan, to high-end classic Jordan. With more than 150 wineries pouring thousands of wines, and over 60 local chefs whipping up divine pairings, you never know who you might see under the culinary tents on the sprawling grassy meadows at Healdsburg’s MacMurray Ranch [...]
Grape to Glass in Russian River Valley
Posted on 19. Aug, 2010 by gina in Blog, Sonoma County Events
Touring Northern California Wine Country in Sonoma County is easy when special events are presented by organizations like the Russian River Valley Winegrowers who know the area best. The 15th annual Grape to Glass weekend begins this Friday, August 20, 2010. Friday kicks off with the Cellarpass Winery Sensations Passport. Your passport allows you to [...]
Stomp with Cowboys, or Party with Rob Schneider – Pick Your Favorite Napa Winery Event
Posted on 16. Aug, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine, Napa wineries, Special Wine Events
It is perhaps the best name ever for a wine celebration. Stomp. Because besides being a Napa Valley harvest party (Stomp those grapes), and playing as a cowboy theme (Stomp those cowboy boots), the 3rd annual Stomp event is the epitome of what every wine-oriented gala should be. There’s food. There’s wine. There’s live music, [...]
Hop Kiln Winery’s New Glen Ellen Tasting Room
Posted on 11. Aug, 2010 by gina in Blog, Sonoma wineries
A good, red, full-bodied wine too dark to see through and tasting of dark fruit and chewy tannins is not for everyone – but it is for me. Whenever I’m out wine tasting with a group of friends that includes white wine drinkers, I always include a stop at Hop Kiln Winery. Hop Kiln makes [...]
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