Oenophile mothers-to-be, no need to deprive yourself of 9+ months of imbibing. On a recent trip to discover America’s Greenest Wine Country in Mendocino, CA, I discovered Verjus. As an alternative to fermented wine, Navarro Winery’s Verjus (literally translated from French as green juice), is the most delicious faux-wine I’ve ever tasted. It’s made from […]
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Yosemite Rock Climber Cocktail Recipe
Yosemite National Park, at Ahwahnee, the stunning historic, four-star lodge, has a celebratory climbers’ cocktail in honor of the first ascent in 1958 of Yosemite’s El Capitan, the death-defying granite monolith soaring 3,000 feet in the sky. It took the first conquerors of El Capitan, Wayne Merry, Warren Harding and George Whitmore, 47 days over […]
Mendocino Must-Sip Hard Ciders
Mendocino County may be known for its luscious wines, but hard ciders are the new fermenting fashion. With a similar climate to Normandy, France, Mendocino is taking full advantage of this and growing not just grapes but acres of apples too. Here are the must-sip Mendocino County Hard Ciders: Apple Farm Philo – Bates & […]