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- tom wark (Fermentation: Wine Blog)
Words: wine, winery, taste, bottles, vineyard
Topics: Pinot Noir, California, Chardonnay, Burgundy, Syrah
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Topics: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc
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Articles Written by: CHRIS MACIAS
Tony Aguilar Sr., 87, inspects a load of mandarins at the family orchard in Penryn.
Admission: $2 general on Friday; $5 general Saturday and Sunday, free for ages 12 and younger; $5 parking
PENRYN The air carries an extra crispness and a whiff of ...
From CHRIS MACIAS,
Sacramento Bee,
18 Nov 2009
Vintage automobiles and farm equipment add a funky charm to the scenery at Driven Cellars. The winery remains a work in progress, with plans for expanding the tasting room, building a picnic area and adding more historic cars to the site.
Driven ...
From CHRIS MACIAS,
Sacramento Bee,
18 Nov 2009
The Thanksgiving table teems with flavors, from sweet and tangy cranberry sauce to savory gravy and hearty meats. What wines might work best with turkey and everything else on the table? Here are three to consider:
We're fond of sangiovese for ...
From CHRIS MACIAS,
Sacramento Bee,
18 Nov 2009
Listen up, pilgrim: Thanksgiving's coming, and it's high time to think about appropriate wine pairings.
Let's check in with Mario Ortiz, general manager and sommelier at the Firehouse in Old Sacramento.
Here are his tips for using wine to elevate your ...
From CHRIS MACIAS,
Sacramento Bee,
18 Nov 2009
Shoot, I couldn't wait to gnaw my way through some spare ribs at In Cahoots in Plymouth. I'd spent the afternoon wine tasting around the Shenandoah Valley on Sunday, and after all that primitivo and zinfandel, was ready to chomp down on some hearty ...
From CHRIS MACIAS,
Sacramento Bee,
16 Nov 2009
For local beer lovers, the news was a giant buzz kill. Sacramento Brewing Co., a veritable oasis of suds and food, shut down Oct. 18.
But the kegs are far from tapped out for Peter Hoey, the pub's former brewmaster. His latest project is a family ...
From CHRIS MACIAS,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Nov 2009
Soup can soothe the soul, they say, but wine is fine as well.
Dahlynn and Ken McKowen of Orangevale have spent a good chunk of their literary lives writing inspirational vignettes for the 100 million-selling "Chicken Soup" book series, contributing to ...
From CHRIS MACIAS,
Sacramento Bee,
4 Nov 2009
What wine goes with meatloaf?
OK, that's not a pairing we think about much. After all, we're talking meatloaf, as in the TV dinner and cafeteria staple, not dry-aged Wagyu beef.
But as the cover of this week's Food & Wine section shows, meatloaf is ...
From CHRIS MACIAS,
Sacramento Bee,
4 Nov 2009
1959 wasn't merely a very good year for French wine. It has been dubbed the "vintage of the century."
Michael La Tondre, a Fair Oaks wine aficionado, decided to celebrate the vintage's golden anniversary with style. He organized a tasting Saturday ...
From CHRIS MACIAS,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Oct 2009
Kristy Levings and Brian Douglass raise several breeds of chicken at Cache Creek Meat Co. The birds dine on organic feed and run free in pastures.
Brian Douglass carries water to one of the flocks of chickens pastured at Cache Creek Meat Co.'s ...
From CHRIS MACIAS,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Oct 2009
