Looking for a fun way to nosh your way through Sonoma County wine country?
Consider a long weekend - March 19-21, to be specific - when two big events are planned.
The first, known as "Pigs & Pinot," gives Charlie Palmer a
chance to get his swine on and to team up with four partners in...
Valentine's Day 2010 has arrived, and if your efforts today fall short of your significant other's expectations, you'd be well advised to start planning for next year immediately.
Romance can be found in every city in America. Every town, no matter its size or stature, has stories of first loves, first kisses and special memories.
This was evident by the hundreds of cities that were nominated in a contest hosted by Korbel California...
Vincent Arroyo, the founder of California's
Vincent Arroyo Winery, once observed: "You can't make wine without a dog."
We're not sure exactly what Arroyo meant by that, but we do know
that dogs can serve a number of useful purposes on a wine estate.
They can be trained to chase away birds and other animals that like to munch on grapes at...
It happens each year in the Napa Valley as winter begins to morph
into spring: Wild mustard appears all over the valley, first in small
patches, gradually growing into massive yellow blankets.
As the yellow-gold becomes ever more prevalent, the grape growers,
winery proprietors and restaurateurs of the valley celebrate their
cultural and agricultural bounty with a series of events under the
banner of...
One wouldn't normally think of a Best Western hotel/motel as a
tourist attraction. Like most of the major national chains, it's simply
a place to get a good night's sleep on the way from one locale to
another.
But there's a Best Western in Sacramento, Calif., that you
absolutely must see if you ever find yourself near California's state
capital. It's the Best Western Sandman, located at 236 Jibboom Street,
just off Interstate-5.
There, you'll encounter an amazing collection of sculptures sawed
and carved out of redwood. Al Sarti is the art patron who envisioned...
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One of the best ways to experience the culinary bounty of
California's Mendocino County is to explore the wineries of the
Anderson Valley during the day, and then head for the coast for a
memorable meal.
Highway 128, which can be picked up just north of Cloverdale off
Highway 101, serves as the "main drag" through Anderson Valley, and
will take you all the way to the Mendocino Coast.
Head north on California Highway 1, and you'll encounter the
communities of Albion, Little River, Mendocino and Fort Bragg, each
offering unique wining-and-dining experiences...
Several Napa Valley restaurants have been drawing rave reviews and
are worth checking out the next time you visit wine country.
Among them are
Ad Hoc in Yountville (707-944-2487),
Farm in Napa
(707-299-4880), and
Restaurant at Meadowood in St. Helena
(707-967-1200).
Ad Hoc serves a different prix-fixe menu each night, Farm offers well-executed California...
There's a new reason to visit Sonoma's historic plaza in 2010: a
classy but unpretentious restaurant known as the
Harvest Moon Cafe.
Nick and Jen Demarest operate the cafe, which may remind you of a
French country bistro. Nick is the chef, and his resume is impressive:
It includes a stint at the legendary Chez Panisse in Berkeley. Jen is
the pastry chef, and her pumpkin bread pudding is to die for.
Sadly, there's no guarantee you'll be able to savor that delicious
delicacy, as the Demarests change their menu daily. As a general rule,
we applaud restaurants with such a policy, as it virtually...
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Memorable wine touring experiences in the state of Washington are
by no means limited to the Willamette Valley and Walla Walla.
Not far from Seattle, but still a bit off the beaten path, you can
explore the wineries of the Olympic Peninsula. And it truly will be an
exploration because chances are you've never even heard of any of the
wineries.
The reason: Most of them churn out fewer than 2,000 cases of wine
per year. With such limited production, combined with strong local
demand, it's rare to encounter an Olympic Peninsula wine anywhere
except on...
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One of America's great natural treasures is Yosemite National
Park, some 310 miles from Los Angeles and 214 miles from San Francisco.
If you've never been, you have to go. From its shear granite
cliffs to its glacier-carved valleys, and from its majestic waterfalls
to ancient sequoia groves, the Yosemite Valley is a place of beautiful
inspiration.
Yosemite sits within Mariposa County, and here's a tasty tidbit you may not have known: Mariposa is home to...
