Apples and ginger make a great pairing that can be upgraded to party status with the addition of brandy. Sonoma county is home not only to Gravenstein orchards but also to Germain-Robin, an alambic distillery in Ukiah. It is also home to Healdsburg’s award-winning Cyrus... Continue
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Buena Vista Carneros walked away from the Sonoma County Harvest Fair’s wine competition in September with three Best of Class awards for its 2005 Buena Vista Syrah Carneros, 2006 Buena Vista Pinot Noir Carneros and 2007 Buena Vista Pinot Gris Carneros. But for a company... Continue
Bryant Park West fashion show Photos by MELANIA MAHONEY Jacuzzi Winery was host to “Bryant Park West” on Saturday, Nov. 22. The elegant fashion show featured pieces by Rami Kashou, star of “Project Runway,” who was also in attendance at the winery, and styles from... Continue
Mark Dec. 1 on your calendar, as Infineon Raceway opens its ticket office for the 2009 Big O Tires racing season. Tickets will be available for all of the major events, including the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing series, IndyCar Series,... Continue
Linda Castrone Special to the Sun When Robert and PJ Rex decided to move Deerfield Ranch Winery out of their garage and into its own Highway 12 home, they had no idea how hard that would be. Four years and several million dollars later, the... Continue
Diana Brennan Special to the Sun We’re all looking to save money at the gas pump these days, and while you can’t control prices, there are still plenty of ways to save a few bucks. After all, who couldn’t use some extra spending money with... Continue
Photos by Ryan Lely Items have been dribbling in lately from up valley, where an inn and a restaurant have just won accolades, a new store opened two weeks ago and tasting rooms are moving in at the rate of about one a month. It... Continue
A fter at least 10 years of family service, our beloved 1981 Mercedes 240D diesel sedan finally earned a family name. My husband Jerry’s family had a Chevy named Betsy, and my mother’s family had a Haynes, complete with running boards and rumble seats, affectionately... Continue
Dr. Frankenstein is not a name often invoked during the Thanksgiving holiday, except perhaps when critics deride a certain culinary phenomenon that has crept upon plates throughout the past quarter-century. The Frankenstein monster, that crude assemblage of body parts stitched into an ill-fated attempt to... Continue
There is so much focus on the basics of Thanksgiving dinner – turkey, dressing and dessert – that hors d’oeuvres are sometimes overlooked. Ideal appetizers should be light and made days or weeks in advance. Chef and cookbook author Virginia Willis has combined traditional Southern... Continue