Jerold O’Brien, owner/winemaker at Silver Mountain Vineyards, has a magic touch when it comes to making wine. When I visit his tasting rooms, I...

Jeff Joseph’s path to opening Nothing Bundt Cakes in Capitola has been a circuitous one. Born on the East Coast and raised in the...

Hahn Estate produces a fabulous wine known as GSM (Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre). This complex, fruit-driven Rhone-style blend brims with ripe raspberry and blackberry...

Mentone invites you to feel glamorous, and to take your time, especially when the early evening light starts casting long, slanting rays into the...

The outdoor “quintessential Santa Cruz” beer garden offers views of the Boardwalk and Steamer Lane

The upstate New York vineyard delivers a taste of Seneca Lake

Good brew, tasty eats and friendly faces abound at Faultline Brewing Company

Bottled in Santa Rosa and made with Monterey grapes, La Crema’s Pinot Noir is a cross-county California gem

Dharma’s all-vegetarian menu is healthy and delicious

Shoppers Corner is up for California Green Business Network’s Innovator Tier of green business certification

Lakeside Organic Gardens is the country’s largest family-owned-and-operated organic grower-shipper and one reason why the county stands out

Margins Wine owner and winemaker Megan Bell used vines never used to grow Rugged Heart