With Livermore Valley’s Taste Our Terroir coming up July 23-26, 2015 we dug up this great video from last year.
With Livermore Valley’s Taste Our Terroir coming up July 23-26, 2015 we dug up this great video from last year.
For Collin Cranor, winemaker at Nottingham Cellars and Vasco Urbano, winemaking has gone from a hobby to an obsession. We caught up with him on the 5th anniversary of his flagship Bordeaux blend, Supremacy. Q: What inspired you to create a high-end Bordeaux blend? CC: In 2007, my dad convinced our winemaker at Satyrs’ Pond […]
The Philadelphia-born Francis X. Hogan started working in restaurants when he was 14 and continued to work in them all through college and beyond. “It’s what I know—all I know. I can’t see myself doing anything else,” the well-traveled 34-year-old says. Surely, his biggest challenge is creating small-plate tapas for Pleasanton’s Sabio on Main restaurant, […]
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How the San Ramon Art & Wind Festival led to a friendship with Weifang, China. Every Memorial Day weekend, the City of San Ramon offers a two-day, family-friendly event that captures the traditions of kite flying, while showcasing local artists, makers and entertainers. While the event engages the local community, the San Ramon Art & […]
Years ago, Tri-Valley entrepreneur Dave Duffield was launching a startup. Through all the business stress, the family’s miniature schnauzer, Maddie, provided endless comfort and kept the Duffields laughing. “Maddie was a dear friend to Cheryl and me,” Duffield recalls, “and I promised her that if I ever made any money in my career, we’d give it […]
Whenever you sip a satisfying glass of California chardonnay, chances are your wine can be traced back to the original Wente clone, planted in the Livermore Valley in 1912. One of the America’s oldest oldest family-owned wineries, “California’s First Family of Chardonnay” celebrates National Chardonnay Day May 21 with a cocktail reception and pairings hosted […]
Cool film here about the harvest in our Livermore Valley Wine Country…
Downtown Danville invites canine bon vivants and their human entourages to its annual Doggie Night on May 21. The town is a dog-friendly destination year-round, but it really pulls out all the stops for this event, which marks its 10th anniversary this year. Last year 650 pooches and 2200 of their peeps took part in the festivities, collecting treats from […]
It’s an embarrassment of riches when it comes to Tri-Valley golf – which ones do you choose? The Sunny Side of the Bay is perfect for golf – and it has an abundance of courses to prove it. Which ones are absolute musts for true aficionados? Take a look at our list! Livermore’s famous Poppy […]
Katie Marcel and the Livermore Shakespeare Festival are flourishing. As any good wine country resident knows, the key to creating a truly memorable blend is identifying the strengths of each grape and combining them to enhance the overall product. Fitting, then, that when Katie Marcel, the managing director of Shakespeare’s Associates, started scouting new locations to host […]
For the ultimate in stylish travel, look no further than the historic and refurbished cars of the Niles Canyon Railway. The train runs each Sunday from April to August, from Sunol to the Niles area in Fremont. Each direction takes about 30 minutes, with a layover at the turnaround. If that isn’t enough old-school elegance […]