And that makes sense, since both are among life's great pleasures - and are being served together by more and more restaurants. Among the more popular pairings: dark chocolate with Port, and chocolate cake with fruit-forward Zinfandel.

     Here are a few fascinating facts about chocolate that you can use to impress your friends...

     Good luck with that now.

     Selecting a vinegar for a salad can be just as challenging as selecting the right wine to...

     Good luck with that now. Selecting a vinegar for a salad can be just as challenging as selecting the right wine to accompany a meal. Grapevine Trading makes a hibiscus vinegar. New York Mutual Trading makes a vinegar called Benimosu out of sweet potatoes - but not just any sweet potatoes: these are organic purple sweet potatoes. B.R. Cohn, a noted Sonoma County wine estate that also makes wonderful olive oil, offers a pear-Chardonnay vinegar.

     According to Maggie Green, an editor of The Joy of Cooking, circa 2006, every kitchen should be stocked with...

     The Sienna Restaurant. The Trinitas Tasting Room. The Meritage Bar. Exceptional concierge service.

     And then there's the piece de resistance - a French term we...

     Of course, you do. But we have one question regarding those famous lyrics: What about basil?

     After all, is there any food "condiment" more simple to make and yet more enjoyable than pesto? Simply combine...

     Six renowned Sonoma Valley wineries - Benziger, Chateau St. Jean, Deerfield Ranch Winery, Hanzell Vineyards, Robledo Family Winery and St. Francis Winery - have lent their names to six unparallel suites that offer guests an authentic California wine country experience.

     The California Winemaker Signature Suite package includes overnight accommodations in a themed-decor suite, complete with...

     But it could have.

     Ethel M was first on the scene with its chocolate nuggets filled with bourbon, Scotch or Irish whiskey - not mere flavors of those potent potables, but the actual elixirs. Ethel M's may have been the...

     That's 7 billion... with a B.

     Or, to put it another way, that's 818 hot dogs per...

     Founded by Margrit Biever Mondavi in 1969 as part of the winery's commitment to supporting the arts, the Summer Festival has raised approximately $2 million during the past 39 years. The monies raised this year will continue to support the Napa Valley Symphony, Napa Valley Unified School District and Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund.

     All concerts begin at 7 p.m. Here's the 2008 schedule:...