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An Interview with Jason and Flora Chang of Family Owned and Operated Nine Suns and Plinth
The Chang family purchased a one-of-a-kind property atop famed Pritchard Hill in Napa in 2010. They redeveloped the vineyard and...
Wine and Food Adventures in Greece, Part I
Summer 2021 has been somewhat easier for travel despite the threat of new COVID-19 variants Delta and Lambda (and who knows which others...
Interview with Congressman Mike Thompson: California Wine Country’s Foremost Advocate
Congressman Thompson can be found working hard in the halls of Congress … or in the rows of his vineyard. He recently won...
Quarantine Chronicles: Dreaming Remote, Enjoying Local
I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to get a little stir crazy. Doing nothing but working from home, taking...
The Scandalously Poor Performance of Affordable American Wine
There is a scandal in the American wine industry, and it isn't what you might guess. It has nothing to do with the use of chemicals or...
Wine With…Pork Chops with Fried Green Tomatoes and Caper Aioli
Wine With…Pork Chops with Fried Green Tomatoes and Caper Aioli After a profligate season, our tomato vines have shut down. We...
WINE WITH…Indian Chicken and Rice
WINE WITH…Indian Chicken and Rice This basic riff on Indian fare has a host of virtues. It’s one of those comforting one-dish...
WINE WITH…Pork Chops Dijonnaise
WINE WITH…Pork Chops Dijonnaise Classic Sauce Dijonnaise, an ages-old French favorite, is simple to make and easy to love. ...
WINE WITH…Pork Chops with Anchoiade
WINE WITH…Pork Chops with Anchoiade There are certain times when nothing says “summer” quite as poignantly as...