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NVG Organic Winegrowing Conference Attracted Sold-Out Crowds
A palomino draft horse outfitted with a Mennonite-made harness pulled a spring-tooth harrow through the vineyard rows at Frog's Leap Winery in Rutherford, California last week- , site of the sold-out Napa ...
NVG Organic Winegrowing Conference & Tradeshow attracts sell-out crowd
A palomino draft horse outfitted with a Mennonite-made harness pulled a spring-tooth harrow through the vineyard rows at Frog's Leap Winery in Rutherford, California last Friday, site of the sold-out Napa ...
Pros' guide to bargain shopping / With $70 in hand, 3 sommeliers...
It had been nearly an hour in the aisles of Cost Plus World Market, a stone's throw from Fisherman's Wharf, and Christie Dufault was starting to get anxious.
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Evelyn Keyes, 91; actress, author best known for a bit part in 'Gone With the Wind'
In the oeuvre of actress Evelyn Keyes, the role of Suellen O'Hara was a "bit part," nothing like the leading roles she played in later films, or her real-life role as wife of directors John Huston and Charles ...
Water company files plan to increase its rates 26 percent
The Fontana Water Company is seeking a 26 percent overall increase on user rates for its 44,000 meters effective July 1, 2009.
Pixie Woods opens its rainbow gates Friday evening for an adults-only crowd of the young at heart to enjoy the park while sipping fine wines.
Respect, loyalty and forgiveness are among the values fathers passed to their sons.
Wine with a cause at upscale Napa Valley auction
Under a sun-splashed sky, smartly dressed wine-lovers stroll past fluttering white tents, glasses of Napa's finest at their manicured fingertips.
In Newport For Nancy and For Us
I want to talk about a bittersweet memorial weekend in Newport Beach. A spontaneous visit to the Fairmont in Newport Beach, and a sweet farewell to a great lady We attended a Service of Thanksgiving, ...
But This is Chico: Tours have evolved at Bidwell Mansion
Apparently, in the early years of Bidwell Mansion's incarnation as a state historic park there were no tours.
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Area apartment rents rise; caution on new construction
With new single-family residential construction down, the apartment market is seeing some strength in occupancy and rents, although new building has slowed.
Life is in the details: Eleanor Coppola writes a new book
“This place is part of my nature”
RUTHERFORD, Calif. -- Eleanor Coppola doesn't consider herself a writer, yet she frequently records her thoughts and observations, a writer's habit if there ever was one. via Los Angeles Times
Wine enthusiasts share their favorites
“The net proceeds provide additional resources that are necessary and allow PVHMC to purchase state-of-the-art medical equipment, replace cribs and offer prenatal and postnatal education programs to our community”
Wine enthusiasts gathered May 2 at Ontario's DoubleTree Hotel for the fourth annual Wine Tasting Benefit for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Department of Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center . via Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
On Monday, April 28, 2008 Lorena Short passed from this world to meet up with her loved ones waiting for her in Glory. via Porterville Recorder
Peju Province Winery Releases Cabernet Sauvignon and 2005 Napa Valley Merlot
The Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot wines are produced using fruit from the Peju family's two estate vineyards: the organically grown 30-acre Rutherford Vineyard and sustainably farmed 350-acre ... via Avenue Vine
Winery review: Grgich Hills Estate
R eviewing a venerable Rutherford institution is almost shy-making. When he arrived in 1958, Mike Grgich had little but the beret on his head; now he is recognized as a Napa Valley institution in his own right. via Bohemian.com
Not a Mondavi around, but the winery still ranks among the best
“The Napa Valley produces 7 percent of California's wine. Napa produces about 9 million cases of wine that retails for over $20 a bottle”
AS I ROCKETED along Highway 121 through the Carneros Valley to Highway 29, the main winery road in Napa, I was thankful for three things: warm California spring days, winding country roads and turbo-charged ... via Marin Independent Journal
A wine label overhaul: Meet the man who'd change your AVA
“I'm amazed what one bureaucrat sitting alone in his office in Washington can do.”
IN a small, windowless laboratory -- far removed from romantic vineyard vistas -- scientists at the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau are attempting what most wine lovers would say is impossible. via Los Angeles Times