A Tweed Ride in San Luis Obispo
Happy Bike Month! Cyclists everywhere celebrate all May long with events designed to nurture bike-positive community. Organizers and private citizens...
California Rare Fruit Growers
The California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) promotes the environmentally-sound culture of any and all edible plants in the home landscape by...
Joel Salatin on Sustainable Meat
On April 12, 2012, The New York Times published an opinion piece by James E. McWilliams entitled “The Myth of Sustainable Meat.” An...
Lost Wine Tasting
by Alicia Bien “I got so lost—” I stammered, clutching my bottle. “Not to worry,” Isabella said smiling in the open doorway. “We’ve...
Beyond Ramen: Delicious College Cooking
by Megan La Plante When the sounds of a dinnertime meal include crinkling paper wrappers accompanied by muffled numbers screeched through a...
Are You a Climate Hawk?
“The great environmental blogger at Grist David Roberts helped finalize the name ‘Climate Hawk‘ to refer to those demanding...
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Prev NextSanta Ynez Valley Bike Tours
Click the map images below for a collection of routes in east and west Santa Ynez Valley. Select an individual route...
Jerry Garcia, the Dead and My Winemak...
by Wes Hagen, Clos Pepe Vineyards When asked to pen an article about Jerry Garcia and wine, I will admit that I...
Baptism by Chenin
by Frank Dice I wish I could say my journey to the vines began in Burgundy or the southern Rhône; an ecstatic stolen...
Food Justice to the Plate
Over a recent meal featuring fruits and vegetables, one of my relatives on the reddish side of the political spectrum...
Wine Tasting Blind
posted on: Mar 1, 2012 | author: R. Duchak
by Alicia Bien “Darling, you’re number 11!” Meredith said, kissing my cheek, grabbing my wine bottle and pulling me into her kitchen where ten...
French Onion Tart Paired to Pinot Blanc
posted on: Feb 28, 2012 | author: R. Duchak
Compliments of Chef Nanette Smalley of Simply Delicious Events Sierra Madre Vineyard in the Santa Maria Valley produces a creamy, delicate true...
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