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    Vineyard planted on Easter Island
    Big Rick Stuart
    • Feb 8, 2021

    Vineyard planted on Easter Island

    A new wine frontier is being explored in Chile, thanks to a vineyard established on Easter Island. The vineyard, planted with 3,500...
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    This California town will pay you to visit
    Big Rick Stuart
    • Feb 2, 2021

    This California town will pay you to visit

    A small town set amid the sprawling ranchland on California's Central Coast wants you to come visit — so much that it will pay you. Santa...
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    Red Wine a Covid-19 Fighter?
    Big Rick Stuart
    • Feb 1, 2021

    Red Wine a Covid-19 Fighter?

    Research from Taiwan shows that tannins in wine can help fight Covid-19 by effectively inhibiting the activity of two key enzymes within...
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    6 of the Best Wines to Pair With Pizza
    Big Rick Stuart
    • Jan 29, 2021

    6 of the Best Wines to Pair With Pizza

    With a few exceptions, I like to sip simplicity with pizza. And simplicity in wine is not easily achieved. Creating a wine that has...
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    UC Davis Launches $3 Million Project to Improve Farmworker COVID Safety
    Big Rick Stuart
    • Jan 28, 2021

    UC Davis Launches $3 Million Project to Improve Farmworker COVID Safety

    Agricultural safety experts and communicators at the University of California, Davis, have launched the COVID-19 Statewide Agriculture...
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    Former San Francisco 49ers Star Terrell Owens Launches His Own Wine Label
    Big Rick Stuart
    • Jan 28, 2021

    Former San Francisco 49ers Star Terrell Owens Launches His Own Wine Label

    Forbes Eighty-One went into production in January of 2020, but the grapes were harvested in 2017. The full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon has...
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    New Solvang Restaurant From Award Winning Chefs, winemaker team
    Big Rick Stuart
    • Jan 26, 2021

    New Solvang Restaurant From Award Winning Chefs, winemaker team

    A group of six award-winning chefs, industry veterans, wine connoisseurs and close friends are opening a new restaurant in Solvang....
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    Women and Wine in Cans!
    Big Rick Stuart
    • Jan 26, 2021

    Women and Wine in Cans!

    la.eater.com says LA-based canned wine brand Nomadica has launched a wine club, complete with national shipping. Expect the women-owned...
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    A technique for regaining taste and sense of smell after Covid
    Big Rick Stuart
    • Jan 21, 2021

    A technique for regaining taste and sense of smell after Covid

    vitisphere.com “Whether Covid-induced or not, impairment of sense of smell or taste affects 5 to 15 % of the population”, explains...
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    North Bay employers report almost 350 job cuts since November
    Big Rick Stuart
    • Jan 13, 2021

    North Bay employers report almost 350 job cuts since November

    Over the last two months, a dozen businesses in the North Bay have filed notices of job displacements through California’s WARN Act...
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    NAPA VALLEY RESTAURANT WEEK®(S)
    Big Rick Stuart
    • Jan 6, 2021

    NAPA VALLEY RESTAURANT WEEK®(S)

    For the first time ever, we’re blowing our typical Restaurant Week out of the water with Napa Valley Restaurant Weeks To-Go in each of...
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    Trinchero Announces New Low Cal Low Alcohol Mind & Body Wines
    Big Rick Stuart
    • Jan 6, 2021

    Trinchero Announces New Low Cal Low Alcohol Mind & Body Wines

    90 CALORIES LOW ALCOHOL NO ADDED SUGAR VEGAN NON GMO GLUTEN FREE ST. HELENA, Calif., Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Mind & Body Wines – a...
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    Big Rick Stuart
    • Jan 5, 2021

    Trader Joe's Wine Picks and More

    How Trader Joe’s Turned the Wine Aisle on Its Head and Helped Create the Modern Grocery Store Benjamin Lorr, author of “The Secret Life...
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    Lobster and Melon Summer Rolls Nước chấm sauce
    Big Rick Stuart
    • Jul 20, 2020

    Lobster and Melon Summer Rolls Nước chấm sauce

    Ooh these were so good! After a few days off #DangerMenCooking International Week continues with a take on Vietnamese rolls Lobster and...
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    What's open and closed at the San Francisco Ferry Building
    Big Rick Stuart
    • Jul 9, 2020

    What's open and closed at the San Francisco Ferry Building

    All of the Comings and Goings at the Ferry Building In fact, the Ferry Building has remained open throughout the shelter in place. The...
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    Mendocino reopens for wine tasting, glamping, and all the outdoor exploration
    Big Rick Stuart
    • Jul 9, 2020

    Mendocino reopens for wine tasting, glamping, and all the outdoor exploration

    Mendocino reopens for wine tasting, glamping, and all the outdoor exploration While counties throughout California are again tightening...
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    It just might be the best view in Napa. And it doesn’t require a hot air balloon
    Big Rick Stuart
    • Feb 12, 2020

    It just might be the best view in Napa. And it doesn’t require a hot air balloon

    Take Hy 29 past Calistoga to the top of Mt St Helena from weekendsherpa.com It just might be the best view in Napa. And it doesn’t...
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    The Hottest Restaurants in San Francisco Right Now, February 2020
    Big Rick Stuart
    • Feb 12, 2020

    The Hottest Restaurants in San Francisco Right Now, February 2020

    They seem to open and close so fast it is hard to keep up! Jamaican food at Red's House SF has me interested from Eater SF The Hottest...
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    Grab Your Girlfriends and Spend a Weekend Drinking Wine in Vintage Campers at This Scenic Vineyard
    Big Rick Stuart
    • Feb 12, 2020

    Grab Your Girlfriends and Spend a Weekend Drinking Wine in Vintage Campers at This Scenic Vineyard

    Better get the ok from your wife first. This looks great! Book at thetrailerpond.com from travelandleisure.com In the hills of central...
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    When it comes to wine, Monterey has euro chic
    Big Rick Stuart
    • Feb 12, 2020

    When it comes to wine, Monterey has euro chic

    from OC Register In 1919, Charles Tamm came upon remote hills in Monterey County that reminded him of his homeland in Burgundy, France....
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