It was worrisome when the reservations agent for Jordan Winery wanted my credit card number. The Alexander Valley state, styled after an 18th century French ... more

One of the best Thanksgiving traditions is to extend the American bounty to the bottle. I particularly like to invoke it before the feast, when ... more

He was a Bay Area bon vivant, a connoisseur of art, food and wine who rented a Sausalito flat with a harbor view, published musings ... more