By Felicia Alvarez, Davis Enterprise At a time when agriculturists are looking for ways to cut back on water usage, researchers at the UC Davis viticulture and enology department are paving the way for sustainable techniques in winemaking and grape-growing. To make a gallon of wine, it takes 4 to 6 gallons of water under current […]
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By Rachel E. Gross, Slate Soy, light of my life, temptation of my taste buds. My sin, my soul. You put the bite in my chik’n nuggets, the creaminess in my soy lattes, the chew in my tofu scramble that all but convinces me that I’m eating something that came out of a chicken. You […]
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By Angus Chen, NPR Keeping food out of sight could be a way to keep it out of your mouth. That’s the hunch of Charles Emery, a psychologist at Ohio State University, anyway. His latest research suggests that how food is set up around the house could be influencing how much people eat and, ultimately, […]
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By Russ Parsons, Los Angeles Times We all want to shop for the ripest fruit we can find. Or do we? In some cases, the ripest fruit is not the best buy. In fact, in some cases it should be avoided. To understand why, we first need to delve into the complexities of ripeness and […]
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Five El Dorado County wineries are bringing out their best during Rocks & Rhones on Memorial Day weekend. The wine and food event celebrates Rhone varietals grown in the rocky soils of El Dorado’s Pleasant Valley. There will food pairings, winemaker demonstrations and vineyard walks. The wineries are located within a four-mile radius in Pleasant […]
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By Associated Press CARSON CITY — The Nevada Senate has passed a compromise bill that repeals the state’s partial ban on wineries. The Senate voted unanimously on Saturday to approve AB4. It already passed the Assembly. The bill would repeal a state law prohibiting wineries in Clark and Washoe counties from importing wine from other […]
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By Allen Young, Sacramento Business Journal California produces more craft beer than any other state, and the number of in-state breweries grew by over 24 percent last year to 519, according to research from the California Craft Brewers Association. Total sales last year were $6.5 billion, up 18 percent from 2013. No single factor can be […]
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A new farmers market in Truckee launches June 14. It will be on Sundays from 10am to 2pm through Sept. 27. The Truckee Community Farmers Market, organized jointly by Slow Food Lake Tahoe and Gary Romano of Sierra Valley Farms, will be focused on increasing access to local, healthy food for all people in the region. […]
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By Associated Press Established wineries and ones that want to expand to Nevada have reached an agreement on repealing the state’s partial winery ban. Witnesses who testified on opposite sides of AB4 earlier in the session lined up in support of the bill Wednesday in a Senate Commerce and Labor Committee hearing. The bill would […]
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By Russ Parsons, Los Angeles Times The display at the Weiser Family Farms’ stand at the Santa Monica farmers market last weekend was sparse, even by early spring standards — potatoes, some green shallots and garlic, a little sprouting broccoli. The lilacs that signal the start of spring for many Southern Californians came and went […]
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