By Allison Aubrey, NPR If you’re in the habit of drinking wine with dinner, there may be a bonus beyond the enjoyment of sipping a glass at night. A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine adds to the evidence that drinking a moderate amount of wine can be good for your health. The evidence […]
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By Elin McCoy, Bloomberg Markets This past spring, Joost Heymeijer arrived in Bordeaux with the Emirates airline wine team for a four-day marathon of tasting barrel samples. They ended up purchasing almost 1 million bottles as futures, zeroing in on 60 famed crus classés, such as Château Cheval Blanc. When the wines are ready to drink, […]
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By Sonya Sorich, Sacramento Business Journal The farm-to-fork movement is growing — just ask the founders of a tourism company. Fork ‘N Road Productions launched this month and will offer events, educational seminars and tours centered on food, wine and craft beer in Placer County. Currently in its first phase, the company is holding upcoming events […]
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By Kathryn Reed I remember when I lived in Sonoma County and had a prolific garden. Zucchini plants seemed to take over the area, producing so much squash some ended up in the compost pile. I couldn’t even give them away after a while. I wish I had the recipe below back then. It’s a perfect […]
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By Kathryn Reed It needs something. That was the conclusion Steve, Denise and I came to after I first made the original recipe. My sister, Pam, came up with the somethings. She increased the amount of all the spices and added mozzarella, which is what the recipe below calls for. Zucchini isn’t one of the […]
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By Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post Throughout the years scientists have documented the benefits of red wine — for heart health, cholesterol control and possibly even cancer prevention — in numerous studies. But what about its cousin, the white kind? The short answer is that the evidence supporting white wine’s health benefits, while still limited, is growing. While previous studies on the […]
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By Julie Watson, AP FALLBROOK — Amid severe drought, the water board in this Southern California town imposed restrictions on Fallbrook Brewing Co., just as the tiny brewer doubled capacity to meet demand for its craft beers. To cut monthly water use by about 10 percent, owner Chuck McLaughlin bought an extra 310-gallon tank to […]
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By Megan Durisin and Linly Lin, Bloomberg Business Want a trading tip? Go long canned pumpkin. That’s the advice from the owner of Libby’s, the largest U.S. producer, after record summer rains damaged this year’s pumpkin crop. Yields in Illinois, the center of American production, are down about 50 percent from 2014, according to Nestle […]
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By Gabrielle Canon, Mother Jones When the USDA’s Dietary Guidelines are released later this year, they’re sure to make waves in the nation’s food economy. Updated every five years, the rules—the government’s official line on what Americans should eat to stay healthy—inform decisions on everything from agricultural subsidies to government food assistance programs to school […]
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By Edvard Pettersson, Michelle Cortez and Shruti Singh, BloombergBusiness Big Sugar and Big Syrup are heading for a showdown. After years of bickering, U.S. sugar companies and their rivals, the makers of high-fructose corn syrup, are going to trial over what exactly constitutes a “natural” sweetener. Big Sugar argues high-fructose corn syrup doesn’t qualify. Big Syrup, […]
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