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Tips and Tricks for How to Read a Wine List
For those of us who live and work in Wine Country, reading a wine list often feels like digging into a suspense novel. We pour over every… Continue Reading
How to Fly to Napa Sonoma Wine Country: Santa Rosa Airport
Most people who visit us here in Sonoma County and Napa Valley Wine Country fly into San Francisco or Oakland, then make the nearly two-hour drive up… Continue Reading
Decanting Tips and Tricks for Serving Wines at Their Best
Wine decanters are not only beautiful; they also play an important role in serving wines at their best. They’re especially useful for removing the sediment from older… Continue Reading
A Toast To Giving Back: Wine Companies That Donate to Charity
“With wine and hope, anything is possible.” This Spanish proverb has been passed to different cultures over centuries, and wine companies that donate to charity live by… Continue Reading
Video: How Wine Barrels Are Made
Every winter, new French and American oak barrels are crafted and delivered to wineries across Napa and Sonoma for aging their newborn vintages. On many occasions, we’ve… Continue Reading
Three Fresh Pumpkin Recipes for Hosts Seeking a Pumpkin Pie Alternative
Executive Chef Todd Knoll has been on vacation for a few weeks, so we asked our baker extraordinaire, Cristina Valencia, to share some easy dessert recipe ideas for your Thanksgiving dinner table […]
The Ultimate Wine Tasting: Electric Car Road Trip Through Northern Sonoma County
After purchasing an electric vehicle, the liberating feeling of saying au revoir to the gas station is often replaced by the anxiety of trying to plan an… Continue Reading
Find Dazzling Fall Colors in California at These Sonoma Wineries
There may be parts of California that don’t have a pronounced change in seasons, but Sonoma County isn’t one of them. Adorned in vineyards, forests and rivers,… Continue Reading
Five Recipes that Show Off How to Serve Caviar
As rich in flavor as it is in history, caviar has been associated with luxury and decadence for more than a century, though how to serve caviar… Continue Reading
25 Fascinating Honey Bee Facts to Sweeten the Mind
As chefs, we couldn’t do our jobs without the help of honey bees. These tiny, fascinating creatures pollinate more than 130 types of fruits and vegetables, which… Continue Reading