St. Helena News

Freud struggled to find an answer to the question "What does a woman want?" Ninety-odd years later, some in the wine industry think they know.

Adapted from Roberto Santibanez Time: About 5 minutes Yield: 4 servings. 4 limes 1/2 cup roasted unsalted peanuts 1/2 cup superfine sugar 1. Wash and quarter 3 limes and put them in a blender with the peanuts, sugar and 2 cups cold water.

That's the first sign you see when you enter Jarvis Winery, a hidden world carved into a hillside, a 45,000 square foot sprawl that has something very unexpected in a cave setting - a waterfall.

Hongkonger M.K. Koo has been a regular at Auction Napa Valley since 1995 and is one of the annual event's top 10 bidders.

The deadline to submit entries for the third annual Foster Farms Fresh Chicken Cooking Contest is Sunday at 11:59:59 p.m. PDT.

A Napa Valley College trustee Steven Reinbolt has resigned from his seat on the college board, according to an announcement from the college Tuesday morning: Napa Valley College has received written notification from trustee StevenA Reinbolt of his resignation from the board effective June 13.

This photo taken Wednesday, March, 21, 2012, shows an interior display at the Velo Vino tasting room and bike center in St.

French Blue makes its debut in St. Helena today. As you may recall , it is the brainchild of celebrated architect Howard Backen, his wife Lori Backen and Leslie Rudd.

It was a long coffee-less winter for the residents of Oakville. The Oakville Grocery , a beloved resting place for commuters, cyclists and tourists alike has been closed for months, undergoing extensive reconstructive surgery.

New York - Designers Gildas Loaec and Masaya Kuroki, founders of the music and fashion label Kitsun, opened their first U.S. boutique in the posh NoMad hotel.

The Mellivora Capensis cocktail with the housemade fettuccine at Goose & Gander Restaurant in St.

In this photo taken Wednesday, March, 21, 2012, decorated wine glasses and cycling artwork are displayed at the Velo Vino tasting room and bike center in St.

Living in The San Francisco Bay area give you the chance to participate of many wine events including the 17th edition of Taste of Howell Mountain to be held on June 16, 2012 from noon to 5 pm at Charles Krug Winery , St.

Helena CA 94574 ; 707-963-3486; gotts.com Cooking Method: Griddled Short Order: A classic California griddled burger with the fixin's, marred by underseasoned, rather bland beef Want Fries With That? Yes, excellent shoestrings Price: Burgers, $8-$11; seafood, $9.50-$15; fries, $2.70-$5 A couple weeks ago, Carey Jones and I were barreling up Highway ... (more)

There's a reason that huitlacoche is referred to as "Mexican truffles," but I'm not entirely sure what that reason is.

Less than 40 miles of the vineyard-flanked St. Helena Highway separates the city of Napa , near the foot of the Napa Valley , from Calistoga , the town at the top.

The Blackstone sale included the winery production facility, but it did not include the brand, said Robert Nicholson, principal at International Wine Associates, which brokered the deal.

Asstistant manager Elle Huftill picks red, flat leaf mustard. Feeding Crane Farms, in Natomas within the Sac city limits, is a new farm that is doing several cool things that could help elevate the area's culinary reputation.

Kathleen Inman, founder and winemaker of Inman Family Wines, a Russian River Valley producer of small-lot Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay, received the Rising Star Award at the Women for WineSense Grand Event on May 6, at the Culinary Institute of America in St.

New York -- San Francisco's Boulevard restaurant took home the equivalent of the Oscar for best picture on Monday night, when it was named the nation's outstanding restaurant by the James Beard Foundation in ceremonies at Lincoln Center.