Great Food, Great Beer

The Anheuser-Busch Cookbook Sunset Books, 2007 Soft Cover, 9” x 11.5”, 304 pages $24.95 Pairing wine with food is a venerated custom in the world of haute cuisine. As our own culture...

New Site! New Look

Hi All, It has been a long time coming, but Taste California Travel is ALMOST done.  Previous data has been preserved and we will be populating the site with new data for the '09 year.  So get ready....

Atlas Peaked

Atlas Peaked --Mountain Cabernet Series Unveiled December 11, 2006 By Michael Eady Atlas Peak Vineyards has unveiled their new line of Mountain Cabernet Series wines. This high-end portfolio from three...

Spirited Crowd Sees Spirited Game

A hot, sunny, smoky Sunday afternoon and Raley Field combined to host an exhibition soccer match between two Mexican League first division teams, Cruz Azul of Mexico City and Tigres of Monterrey. Although...

Astrale e Terra Winery

Cranberry Health

Dairy Diets

Rodney Strong Vineyards

Though Most Rate Their Skills as Average, Americans' Love Affair With Grilling Grows

  PALATINE, Ill. -- Although the majority of outdoor grill owners (54 percent) grill year round, and 70 percent grill at least once a week, most grillers (66 percent) rate their skills as "average," according...

Big Red for a Big Bear

January 5, 2007 By Dan Clarke Though I didn’t get to Chicago until I was in my 40’s, I had looked forward to the visit for a long time. My presumptions about the city came in part from grade school...

May is National Barbecue Month and Time to Improve Grilling Skills

April 26, 2007 Arlington, VA –Grilling is a popular outdoor pastime, but a new national opinion poll reveals that consumers don’t actually consider themselves to be pros behind the grill. In the Hearth,...

Survey Defines America’s Grilling Habits

May 03, 2007 PALATINE, Ill./PRNewswire/ -- While gas continues to be the most popular type of outdoor grill owned (67 percent); one-half of all grill owners now have a charcoal grill, according to the...

Success Is No Accident for Martin Ranch Winery

December 14, 2006 By Marianne Lucchesi Hamilton There are events in life that seem purely accidental. But when viewed later with a bit of perspective, one realizes they actually happened for a reason....

Sampling Wines and Chocolates in Lodi

January 22, 2007 By Dan Clarke No wine region in California has made more progress in the last decade than Lodi. Grapegrowers in the region have made a commitment to improved quality and the results...

Carneros Fest Features Wine and Lamb Pairings

May 17, 2007 By Dan Clarke CARNEROS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tickets are on sale now for the 2nd Annual Carneros Heritage Fest on June 1 and 2. Hosted by the Carneros Wine Alliance, the Fest will feature...

Sonoma Sippers Taste Hollywood Nostalgia

July 19, 2007 By Dan Clarke Many Americans would remember Fred MacMurray as the patriarch of the Douglas family, a role he played in the 1960s on the television show My Three Sons. Older folks—or those...

Book Reviews

A MOVEABLE THIRST: Tales and Tastes from a season Napa Wine Country Cooking With California Cajun Polotics & Pot Roast Brazil – A Culinary Journey César – Recipes from a Tapas Bar...

Pick of the Week

2 August 2007 Big House California 2005 Red Wine, $9.99 (13.5% alc.) “O.K. So the winery is in Soledad, a little burg in Monterey County that is more famous for a state prison than anything else....

Red Wines

Updated May 31 2007 Amista, Dry Creek Valley, 2003 Syrah, $24. “Balanced, rich and with such a nice finish. It’s full-bodied--big, but in a good sense and proper food companion.” “Subtle smokiness...

White Wines

Updated May 31 2007 Chateau St. Jean, Sonoma, 2006 Gewürztraminer, $15. “Appealing floral aromas of honeysuckle and fruit tree blossoms. Higher alcohol (13.2%) and bigger style in this off-dry wine...