Tag: Wine Sat, May 18, 2013
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Big Week for Santa Cruz Wine
NewsWine Mar 19, 2013, by Christina Waters
Bonny Doon tasting room to move to Davenport, Pinot Paradise summit returns.
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Letters to the Editor, Feb. 13-19
Feb 12, 2013, by Guest WritersOne reader dismisses concerns about public water, while another gets deep into the real reason for corked wine.
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Top 10 Santa Cruz Mountains Wines
Wine Jul 17, 2012, by Traci Hukill
We fed Christina Waters a truth serum so she’d name her top 10 Santa Cruz Mountains wines. Here’s what we got, from the summeriest whites to the most profound pinots.
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New Chef, New Name, New Flair for Bonny Doon Vineyard Cafe
Reviews May 08, 2012, by Christina Waters 1 Comments
With the transfiguration of the Cellar Door bistro into Le Cigare Volant, proprietor/winemaker Randall Grahm plays to his strengths, as well as to his sense of play. Named for Bonny Doon Vineyards’ flagship wine, the restaurant simultaneously debuts chef Ryan Shelton, who brings to the cafe’s exhibition kitchen deep experience in the alchemical ways of tres contemporary French cuisine—molecular cookery replete with scented and spiced foams.
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She has paid $2,000 for Grape Camp, a three-day getaway for tourists who want to learn how to pick grapes in the vineyards. She has perfect salon hair, neatly plucked eyebrows half hidden by sunglasses, and the relaxed demeanor of, well, someone who can afford to spend $2,000 on Grape Camp. While Mexican laborers work the vineyards behind her, she speaks to the camera.
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‘Dare to Pair’ Makes Foodie Fun Matches
NewsWine Apr 24, 2012, by Christina Waters
Once again, budding young chefs are looking for vintage inspiration—and that’s because it’s time again for the “Dare to Pair” food and wine challenge, coming up fast on Sunday, April 29. It’s a Westside delight.
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The UCSC Student Behind a New Wine Design
NewsWine Apr 17, 2012, by Christina Waters 2 Comments
Arts student and 2012 Irwin Scholar Louise Leong finds inspiration in her obsession with product design, branding and vintage cartoons. A senior majoring in art at UCSC, Leong recently submitted the design chosen to grace a custom-bottled roussanne white wine made by Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon Vineyards.
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Gala Offers Sustainable Fish Solutions
News Apr 10, 2012, by Christina Waters
If you savor sustainability in the way of choice seafood and want to sample exciting fish dishes created by celebrity chefs from around the country, mark your calendar for May 18-20 and the latest Monterey Bay Aquarium Cooking For Solutions. It promises to be three days of foodie fish-lover’s heaven.
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Coming Soon: Kalefest
NewsWine Mar 20, 2012, by Christina Waters
Do you sometimes skip dessert just so you an have another serving of kale salad? Me too! Kale is truly an astonishing member of the brassica family, beloved for its deep green (sometimes purple) color and its wealth of antioxidants and healthy minerals. Its distinctive bitter flavor makes it a hit with savvy chefs all over the world. And it loves to grow right here on our windswept, fog-kissed coast.
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The New Santa Cruz Mountain Winemakers: Mica Raas
Wine Feb 28, 2012, by Stett Holbrook 1 Comments
The Watsonville-based vintner takes on a winemaking establishment that he says isn’t doing the Santa Cruz Mountains appellation justice.
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