San Francisco’s Best Day Trips
Here's 5 great day trips, all within a three hour drive of San Francisco.
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Wine of the Week: Keever Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
That's how we first met Olga Keever. She was hustling. She approached us with a '12 barrel pour of Keever. "Come on! Give it a…
Things to Do San Francisco: Cochon 555 Pork Competition (Video)
It's time for Cochon 555 San Francisco. Which Chef will be anointed "Prince or Princess of Porc"?
Interview: Live in the Vineyard with The Brixtons (Video)
The Live in the Vineyard music festival featured many memorable performances. The Brixtons may well have been the best.
California DIY Garden Box Plans (Photos)
A simple garden box can be built in a matter of hours, is easy to maintain, and–best of all for many of us–doesn’t require a…
Wine Pick: Wente “Morning Fog” Chardonnay (Video)
Livermore Valley: still the unheralded region that flies under the wine world's radar.
Stark Insider TV: Wine cave drilling looks a lot like ‘Alien’
Watch video of a wine cave being excavated in Napa Valley. Monster machines drill into earth's core. Is this the set of ALIEN?
Let’s Ride Napa! Scenes from first ever Bottega Gran Fondo (Video)
Bottega Gran Fondo video highlights from Napa. Featuring Chef Michael Chiarello, Olympian Natalie Coughlin, pro cyclist George Hincapie, and... my debut as a security guard?
Forage to Feast at Pebble Beach Food & Wine: Not your childhood camping trip
Rumor has it that by the time Pebble Beach Food & Wine is done, there will have been over 144,000 tastes of wine. Glad that…
The Artist Diaries: Asilomar State Beach, Monterey (Video)
At the Plein Air Convention in Monterey I've made many new friends. And I've begun the challenging journey of painting landscapes.