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September 18, 2015 By Tanji Leave a Comment

Bring Wine Country’s Harvest Season Home!

September 18, 2015 By Tanji Leave a Comment

Having just returned from a welcome retreat to Wine Country, I can tell you – now’s the perfect time to go get lost on the West Coast! We’re entering a GORGEOUS time of year for out there…the air cool and crisp, the scenery exploding with indescribable color. The time of year growers and wine makers live for!

Filed Under: California, Napa Valley, Sonoma County, Wine Travels Tagged With: Chef Thomas Rimpel, Del Ritz Cracker, Franciscan Winery, hot smoked salmon, Inn at Occidental, Jordan Vineyard & Winery, lemon loaf, Mondavi, Mondavi Winery, Napa Valley, Panzanella Tomato Salad, pork shank, scallops, Sonoma, the girl and the fig, wine country

June 1, 2010 By Tanji Leave a Comment

Fume Blanc for All

June 1, 2010 By Tanji Leave a Comment

If you’re lucky enough to be in Napa at the legendary winery that bears his name, you’d be raising a glass in his honor this afternoon. His wife Margrit will be at the winery to toast her husband with a glass of Fume Blanc.

Filed Under: Mondavi, Vineyards, Wine Travels, Wines Tagged With: destinations, Fall Creek, Mondavi, Travel, vineyard, vineyards, wine travels, wines, WineTravels

January 8, 2010 By Tanji Leave a Comment

Great Steak Guaranteed at Mondavi Wine Dinner

January 8, 2010 By Tanji Leave a Comment

Robert Mondavi’s vision of making fine wines and establishing Napa as a world-class wine making region is still celebrated today. The marketing genius made the name Mondavi synonymous with the word wine. I had the pleasure of meeting Rob Mondavi, Jr., Robert’s grandson, during last Fall’s crush.

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July 8, 2009 By Tanji Leave a Comment

Great Salad for Outrageous Heat

July 8, 2009 By Tanji Leave a Comment

The 100 degrees temperatures are getting old aren’t they? I’ m working on reorganizing my recipe section on the website (it grew so fast it’s out of control – a good problem to have). As I scrolled through the recipes I started looking for something that would be good in these Amazon-like conditions. I found […]

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November 3, 2008 By Tanji Leave a Comment

The Ultimate Honor System

November 3, 2008 By Tanji Leave a Comment

While researching story ideas out in northern California, we fell in love with the incredible organic produce. We make every Farmer’s Market we can out here and cook freshly picked produce each night. We stumbled upon the coolest ‘tomato stand’ in Sonoma. Look at the sign closely – noone was manning the booth – you […]

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October 12, 2008 By Tanji Leave a Comment

Mondavi Crush

October 12, 2008 By Tanji Leave a Comment

What a fun weekend! Rob and Lydia Mondavi recently invited me to their ‘Crush for Beauty’ event in Napa. It’s a big day because Rob harvests the cabernet grapes from his Osso vineyards for his wine, and Lydia uses everything but the grape juice for her 29 Cosmetics.

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August 10, 2008 By Tanji Leave a Comment

More to Mondavi Than Wine

August 10, 2008 By Tanji Leave a Comment

The entire wine world was saddened this spring by the passing of Robert Mondavi. He was a visionary – a passionate, innovative entrepreneur who created the most famous winery in California.

Filed Under: Folio Winemakers' Studio, Vineyards, Wine Travels Tagged With: 29 Cosmetics, California, destinations, Mondavi, Napa Valley, Robert Mondavi, Travel, vineyard, vineyards, wine travels, Wines, wines, WineTravels

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