In this Issue . . . Winter / Spring 2008

The Real People of Wine Country

• Mike Grgich Celebrates 50 Years of Winemaking in Napa Valley
• Like Father Like Son—Gold Bloom Artists
• Le Vin Winery - Hand-crafted Wines
• Topel Winery - What Goes Around, Comes Around
• King of the Wild Fungi
• Viña Castellano - A Touch of the Spanish Countryside in the Sierra Foothills

Feature Stories

• The Sheraton Petaluma and Tolay
• Wok Wiz Bay
• Mendocino County: America’s Greenest Region
• The Skunk Train
• Bird Watching at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens

Wine Education

• Question & Answers with Ansley Cole
• Hot or Not - The Great Debate

Art & Music

• Lee Youngman Galleries: 2008 Shows
• Sculptor, Ed Voelkel
• Pianist, Lawrence Holmefjord-Sarabi
• Inspirations Gallery Celebrates 10th Anniversary
• Portrait of an Artist, Clare Barca

Events

• Wine Country Classic at Infineon
• The Taste of Vail
• Petaluma’s 150th Anniversary
• 26th Annual Mendocino Coast Whale Festival
• Winesong! 2008

Travel

• Sunnyside - A Resort for All Seasons
• Sonnenalp Resort of Vail Valley
• Visit the Gold Country and Taste the Richness
• A Real Wine Adventure in Lake County
• Harbor Lite Lodge

Food & Wine

• Kendall Jackson Wine & Food Pairing
• Four Play on Olivet Lane
• Taste and Amador Vintage Market, the Gourmet Ghetto

Chefs on the Mendocino Coast

• Stevenswood Lodge
• Albion River Inn
• Little River Inn
• Café Beaujolais
• Stanford Inn
• Harvest Market and Margaret Fox
• Silver’s at the Wharf
• Mendo Bistro