At most winemaker dinners, the chef who planned the menu is out of view until the end of the meal, when he or she appears to take a bow.

Oxbow Public Market, scheduled to open in the fall of 2007, announced today that three new tenants have been added — Whole Spice, Tillerman Tea and Kitchen Library. 

Our neighbors in Suisun City have reason to rejoice, in that a classy new restaurant has opened on Main Street in a storied brick building that dates from the late 19th century.

While he was comfortable working at a young age in his father’s shadow, Matt Meyer was nevertheless uneasy about following in his footsteps.

EL GOUNA, Egypt  — When a transport company discovered that Andre Hadji-Thomas wanted to ship wine through Egypt, the firm’s employees refused his business, saying the money they would have earned would be tainted.

The Charles Shaw 2005 California chardonnay (yes, the $1.99 “Two Buck Chuck” made by Bronco Wine Company sold at Trader Joe’s)  was judged Best Chardonnay from California at California State Fair Commercial Wine Competition.

Look past the Mike Grgich bobble heads, his trademark berets and the other knickknacks that sell Grgich Hills wines to the public and one finds not kitsch, but a lot of hard work. Years and decades of work, lovingly done with a passion to excel.

The Napa Valley Grapegrowers  celebrated its 32nd anniversary and elected new directors and advisors to its board of directors at its annual dinner on June 1.