Wine of the Times
Women-Owned Wineries of Sonoma shifts the spotlight to women winemakers. By Bernadette Machard de Gramont As a winemaker and winery owner, Jennifer Reichardt has experienced her share of sexism and […]
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A Spot for Tea
Local tea businesses brew up different approaches to an ancient commodity. Originally embraced by Buddhist monks in China who drank it for medicinal and spiritual purposes, tea has grown in popularity
Adventures in Wine
Glögg, Glögg, Glögg… West Wines introduces Sonoma County to glögg, a boozy Swedish holiday tradition. A few years ago, a customer at Katarina Bonde’s West Wines became enamored of the
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Adventures in Wine
Horse & Plow Toss an empty wine bottle into the recycling bin and it makes a satisfying clink. Job well done! Less satisfying are the economics of recycling glass
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All Aboard!
Becoming Independent and SMART partner to build work skills through local food concessions. As the SMART (Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit) trains start running on a regular schedule, ferrying passengers from
Methane Be Gone
When Richard and Marilyn Hughes purchased 182 acres off Bodega Highway in 1976, they didn’t aspire to become leaders in climate-smart farming. As first-generation dairy farmers, they did have passion
Not Your Parents’ Gin
Local distilleries put a modern, balanced spin on a misunderstood spirit. In Jenny Griffo’s experience, most people have a terrible gin story. They all seem to follow the same plot. A
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Adventures in Switchel
A west coast switchel. One of the best developments in millennial drink culture is the embrace of historical beverages that are healthful and delicious with a relatively low carbon footprint.
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Adventures in Cider
Fun, Food & Flights: Sonoma Cider Taproom In 2013, David Cordtz, a cidermaster and wine maker, teamed up with his son, Robert, to “reinvent” the cider industry. From apple tree to
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Of Love and Masa
Drinking Atole and Champurrado in Roseland. On Saturday mornings, after dropping my father off at his job, my mother would crawl into my bed and ask: “Quieres champurrado?” She was