Here is an extremely cool event that you will not get to be part of. The Napa Valley Register reports that the new Pixar movie “Brave,” will make its debut at a private screening next month at the Castello di Amorosa winery. Read more »
A JOURNEY THROUGH THE WORLD OF WINE
Five Things to Know About Cannes Film Festival 2012
You know what you could do if you had a couple thousand to spare?...
Winery hosts private debut of `Brave’ movie
Here is an extremely cool event that you will not get to be part...
The true cost of the vine life
Maybe you’ve spent a sunny afternoon in wine country and wondered … what would...
Rock band Train rolls into wine country
Do you know who is a cool blogger? I will spare you the suspense....
Berkeley represents in World’s Best 50 Restaurants
Restaurant magazine released its list of World’s Best 50 restaurants today and there’s a...
The true cost of the vine life
Maybe you’ve spent a sunny afternoon in wine country and wondered … what would it take to plant my own vineyard? Well, wonder no more because researchers at the University of California, Davis, have itemized the expenses from rootstock to disease prevention to harvest crews. So how much does it cost? The short answer...
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Rock band Train rolls into wine country
Do you know who is a cool blogger? I will spare you the suspense. I am a cool blogger. Yes, that was me backstage at the Train concert in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago, interviewing band members about their new venture, releasing a wine. Here’s the story I wrote about that. It...
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Undersea bottles catch a new wave in wine
Homer wrote about “the wine-dark sea.” But a couple of winemakers in the South of France are making it a reality. Yes, in what has to be one of the coolest innovations I’ve come across in a while, the wineries of Chateau Champs des Soeurs and Abbaye Sainte Eugenie are experimenting with aging wine...
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Five Things to Know About Cannes Film Festival 2012
You know what you could do if you had a couple thousand to spare? You could do the Cannes Film Festival, that’s what. Read more »
Traveling with Twitter
Some Twitter accounts generate more interest than others. You may have heard about @kanyewest‘s occasional stream-of-consciousness outbursts or followed @ruthbourdain‘s hilarious mash-ups of food writer @ruthreichl‘s poetic gastronomic musings. But did you know that some landmark Twitter accounts are actual landmarks? Take @GGBridge, the account of San Francisco’s famous orange span. GG mostly tweets...
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A job with a view
Looking for a job? But you don’t want to get trapped in a cubicle? I’ve got just the thing, provided you have a partner with whom you get along very well. Oh, and one of you has to have a valid U.S. Coast Guard commercial operator’s license for a boat carrying at least six...
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The Rome Rundown: Top Five Things to Do
You’re in Rome, you’ve got a limited amount of money and/or time and you want to hit the high points? Here are five things not to miss in Rome along with a few Dos and Don’ts.
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Food
Berkeley represents in World’s Best 50 Restaurants
Restaurant magazine released its list of World’s Best 50 restaurants today and there’s a lot of attention focused on the top. For the third year in a row Noma in Copenhagen was No. 1, a remarkable achievement for chef René Redzepi. But my attention was drawn to No. 98, Berkeley’s own Chez Panisse, back...
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