It’s noon, and the staff at Papapietro Perry Winery in Healdsburg is heading to lunch. It’s no brown bag affair, though, and the menu is usually a surprise. Perhaps it will be spicy Thai green curry.

In the 1990s, when Merritt and Pam Sher first took an interest in the site of what is now Hotel Healdsburg, it was a dog park and rose garden. The Marin County couple liked the idea of spending more ...

Nearly 20 years ago, on a trip home to Jordan, restaurateur Maher Fakhouri bought chicken shawarma from a street vendor and ate it on the sidewalk. Nothing fancy. Just seasoned chicken, garlicky sauce ...

There’s a reason you may not be familiar with Sagrantino, the signature red grape of the Umbrian hill town of Montefalco. Planted by only a handful of growers in California, the Italian variety ...

An Oakville home and two guesthouses on 45.2 hilltop acres, with views from Kalon Vineyard to Atlas Peak, is currently listed for sale. The work of a Sea Ranch architect, George Homsey, this ...

Remember when wine tasting was a spontaneous affair and you could pop in at just about any local winery that caught your fancy? The pandemic changed that. The good news is that many Sonoma County ...

According to the 2026 BMO Market Report from BMO Bank, volume sales of U.S. wines declined 4% in 2025 for the second year running. Meanwhile, total market value rose 3% — with some of that growth ...

For 22 years, Martin and Danielle Maigaard dreamed of opening a restaurant with a spacious kitchen, room to bake, ample parking and an artisan marketplace bigger than a closet. Instead, in 2024, they ...

Dino Moniodis can turn out a mean lamb gyro, falafel plate and seasoned fries from the tiny kitchen of his Greek food truck. Give him a state-of-the-art kitchen, a live-fire grill and room to ...

Gold Ridge Organic Farms founder Brooke Hazen laughs when asked if he’s ever personally counted the 13,000 olive trees he claims to have when he leads tours around his hillside Sebastopol ranch. It’s ...