I first wrote about the coming (back) of hard cider in 2003—about ten years too early. Sales of U.S. hard cider are only now showing evidence of life,... read more →
LE CLOWN BAR Right after the attacks, I was in a somber and nearly empty Paris. As it happened, so were a few friends. With a sense... read more →
Orinda, California is pegged as the second most friendly town in America. It... read more →
In case you think Martin Ray is the name of an avoidable winery in Sonoma, stand corrected. Martin Ray is California history and the reason there’s the current... read more →
Pascaline motioned as she murmured to herself, “That’s the schist, over there is the limestone.” We were on the way to a schist town of Rablay-sur-Layon, once famed... read more →
Les Marchands opened in Santa Barbara and the fledgling group of minimalist winemakers in the area rejoiced. Breezy, basic, delicious food, local cheese and the detail is... read more →
Hanging in the Bay Area? Go to the Ordinaire Wine Shop & Wine Bar, open about a year and sizzling the wine scene. Started by Bradford Taylor... read more →
HANDLINE Travel forty minutes from Glen Ellen to Sebastopol, in the wrong direction, for lunch? Absolutely the right decision. Chef Natalie Goble and restaurateur... read more →