Meredith Brokaw will be at Copia Friday with her new cookbook, "Big Sky Cooking," in which she shares recipes and stories of living and entertaining on the Montana ranch she owns with husband, Tom.

Editor's note: This week the Register begins running weekly harvest reports, delivering news reported by winery owners, grapegrowers and others involved in 15 of Napa County's 15 American Viticultural Areas. For growers who'd like to let us know how the harvest is going in your AVA, please e-mail comments to Sasha Paulsen, spaulsen@napanews.com)

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed the bill that would have named zinfandel "California's historic wine," saying that "singling one (wine) out in special recognition would be inappropriate."

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Mukta Tripathi is one person who doesn't have to worry about where to find authentic Indian food in Napa: She just goes into her kitchen. And very often she has a group of friends waiting to taste the results.

When temperatures start to soar, it reminds me of the hot summers of my childhood in India. This is the perfect time to try a group of yogurt-based dishes called "raitas."