Sweet Tart
Shrubs are the oldest thing to be new again. Somewhere between cordials, aperitifs, lemonade, and kombucha is a cool, tart drink that’s equally trendy and quaint. It’s also got a […]
Drink Local
Beer by Bite
Your guide to a totally local craft brew holiday bash. ’Tis the season for the cavalcade of Gerwurtz/Reisling/Cab recommendations to begin their flurry as we collectively wonder what lovely adult
What Is It?
Qu’est-ce Que C’est is an aperitif by any other name. Those who wish to discipline the sexual organs should avoid drinking those concoctions which are called ‘aperitifs,’” warned Greek theologian St.
Taste of Place
How naked, cultureless wine is remaking Sonoma County viticulture. Way back in the 1980s, Ted Lemon worked the vineyards in Burgundy, the French heart and home of Pinot Noir. When
Heart of Glass
Revive Kombucha breaks the throw-away cycle. The innovation driving the natural foods industry is comparable to anything you see coming out of Silicon Valley. Organic foods and drinks are taking
Full Circle
ELLEN CAVALLI AND SCOTT HEATH OF TILTED SHED CIDERY COME OF AGE Ours is a story of not really knowing what you want to be when you grow up,” Ellen
Green Gold
Sebastopol’s Guayakí proves that money really does grow on trees “People, Profit, Planet” is the unofficial slogan of Guayakí Sustainable Rainforest Products, an international beverage company based in Sebastopol. Guayakí’s
Green Gold
Sebastopol’s Guayakí proves that money really does grow on trees “People, Profit, Planet” is the unofficial slogan of Guayakí Sustainable Rainforest Products, an international beverage company based in Sebastopol. Guayakí’s
Wine into Wheat
WHOA Farms makes wine in order to give food away. According to Sonoma County’s strangely riveting official document, “Obesity Prevention Plan, 2010-2013,” a 2,000-calorie-a-day diet consisting of calorie-dense foods costs
Holistic Horticulture
Will biodynamic growing push beyond organic—and wine? Enough about the cow horn already! Yes, there is a cow horn and yes, it is packed with fresh cow manure and buried
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