Food & Wine
The Poet-Farmer of the Napa Valley – Warren Winiarski
After a quiet lunch in Rutherford yesterday, I drove back home along the Silverado Trail. As rain droplets began hitting my windshield, I passed the modest sign for the winery whose founder, to me, is an almost perfect example of the idealism of many of the early vintners who came to Napa Valley, searching for…
Read MoreDrinking Green
Green labels – coming soon to a wine label near you? Images courtesy CCOF This morning, I climbed into my VW and headed north, to Sonoma’s wine country, where tender green buds were just beginning to unfold from the trellised vines. I pulled into the driveway of Sonoma-Cutrer, where a flock of sleek geese were…
Read MoreCoping (or not) at Copia
Photo by Copia Copia, the American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts, has struggled with an identify crisis even since its broke ground in 1999. Should it be a showcase for the Robert Mondavi Winery? Should it be a museum? Or, should it be a place to experience the subtle pairings of food and…
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