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California Wine Country

Napa Truffle Festival

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Handful of truffles….

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January 13 – 16th: The second annual Napa Truffle Festival begins Friday at the Westin Verasa, Napa, taking in seminars, winery tours & tastings, and memorable meals. (The sold out event already has dates in place for the 2013 event.) On Monday, however, tickets can be purchased that day for a food and wine event celebrating the fabulous fungi at the Oxbow Public Market.

The event’s keynote speaker

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California Wine Country

Sonoma .. Napa Holiday Wine Country

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Lovely weather in December stirred a desire to spend the Christmas holiday in Napa Valley and Sonoma Wine Country. I never cease to wonder at the beauty of the landscape, where eye-catching vignettes emerge along roadways. Certainly the notion of enjoying fabulous food and wine made the brief getaway a very special holiday, indeed. Christmas Eve lunch at Bouchon .. quite simply a feast! To start: Endives au Roquefort salad with fuji apples, toasted walnuts & walnut vinagrette. T. and I shared satisfying Hors d’Oeuvres: a heaping serving of Rillettes aux Deux Saumons – prepared with fresh and smoked salmon, along with delectable cod beignets!

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Foodie Havens

Foodie Pleasures

Bay Area Green Tours Nicasio Valley Cheese Selection Bay Area Green Tours Photo: Alice Joyce

a wonderful day participating in a recent Whole Foods Farm Tour organized by Bay Area Green Tours. Our group enjoyed various tastings, along with informative talks and presentations. After meeting at the San Rafael Whole Foods Store, we visited Christine’s Upper Crust Pies, moving on to All Star Oganics Farm, and then to the Lafranchi ranch’s diary and Nicasio Valley Cheese Company.

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