Wonder Wine: Windy Oaks Terra Narro
Considered one of the top American pinot noirs under $30, Windy Oaks Estate Terra Narro, vintage 2007 is lovely beyond belief. Soft without ever becoming ephemeral, the 13.9% alc. creation exudes depth, spice, bottom notes of cola and a long suspension of minerals all...
New Leaf Celebrates 25 Years
Whoa! Where did the time go? Back in the late 70s Scott Roseman was your basic UCSC student. Then he got involved in the Food Co-op located on the Westside of Santa Cruz. Next thing you know, there's the Westside Community Market which in turn morphed into the mighty...
Harvest Wine
That rich, sweet, musky aroma you smell this week is wine grapes overflowing their fermenting bins all over the Santa Cruz Mountains. Why not visit some small wineries and see how the crush of 2010 is going? This weekend, October 16 and 17, the Summit Harvest Festival...
Octoberfest @ Soif
A ruby rosé Kalmuck Zweigelt 2009 made the perfect partner for a hearty plate of duck sausage, sauteed napa cabbage and roasted figs at Soif last Sunday, part of the special Octoberfest menu at the popular downtown boite, er, Weinstube.
Liquid Retrospective: 25 Years of Cigare
Bonny Doon Vineyard will host a special dinner to commemorate the recent bottling of the 25th vintage of Le Cigare Volant. Taking place on Friday, October 15, at the Cellar Door Café in Santa Cruz, the menu will include retrospective wine flights of library wines and...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.