California Wines

Refine your search:

American Regional Cuisines Cuisines French Wines X Guide to California Holiday Gift Ideas Holidays & Occasions John Melville X Wine And Beverages
loading
  • 3
  • Homemade Pet Food

    All Recipes — In general, dog food should comprise 1/3 protein from meat, eggs or dairy products, 2/3 grains and vegetables. Cats are pure carnivores, and therefore require more protein than dogs. Cat foods should be at least half meat, eggs, or dairy products ...More…

  • Varietals: The Spice of Life

    All Recipes — Our quick breakdown of American Viticultural Areas makes wine labels a bit easier to decipher. New World wines are generally identified by the primary grape (or varietal) that makes the wine. This approach, of course, is fundamentally different ...More…

  • Wine Advice: Why Miles Hates Merlot

    All Recipes — The result of all this clamoring for an approachable red wine was the notorious California Merlot boom. Growers saw dollar signs and began to plant it everywhere--everywhere!--whether it wanted to be there or not. And very often, it did ...More…

  • Terroir: The Taste of a Place

    All Recipes — A few words that will help make "terroir" seem a bit less terrifying. For the French, it is terroir that gives value to a particular locality, setting it off from every other place and implying that a unique quality exists in that specific spot ...More…

  • California Wine Quiz

    All Recipes — More than 700 visitors took our California Wine Quiz, created by Allrecipes Food Editor Carl Hanson. See how their wine knowledge stacked up! More than 700 visitors took our California Wine Quiz, created by Allrecipes Food Editor Carl Hanson. a. ...More…

  • Editor's Picks: Grilling Gift Box

    All Recipes — This spicy blend is not for the faint of heart: warm flavors usually associated with baking (allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon) are fired up with Habanero pepper, onion, and garlic. For an authentic Jamaican jerk, make a marinade from the seasoning mix. ...More…

  • California Wine Country: The Sierra Foothills

    All Recipes — The first wine grapes planted in the Sierra Foothills were destined to slake the thirst of Gold Rush-era miners. Today, Zinfandel grapes are the mother lode here. They are by far the most widely planted varietal, followed by Sauvignon Blanc, ...More…

  • California Wine Country: The Central Coast

    All Recipes — Chardonnay is the most widely planted grape in this northern-most portion of the Central Coast, a large appellation that includes Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties. The Pacific Ocean and San ...More…

  • California Wine Country: The North Coast

    All Recipes — Napa Valley made its wine reputation on Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. Vineyards here are often touched by cooling winds and by the fog that frequently rolls up the valley from the inlet at San Pablo Bay, creating temperatures that can ...More…

  • California's Wine History

    All Recipes — Of all the wine growing regions of the United States, California has the richest history, though certainly still modest by the standards of Europe. For most of the wine-drinking world, wine is much more than a beverage. It is bound up in history ...More…

  • In France, California wines are catching on.: An article ...

    Amazon.com — Author Mark A. Wilson Format HTML Number Of Pages 8 Publication Date 1992-11-01 Release Date 2005-07-28More…


Copyright © 1999-2012 Data Growth Pty Ltd. All rights reserved.
Privacy Policy | Terms of Use |