From Saturday, March 15 2008 - 3:30pm To Tuesday, September 30 2008 - 9:00pm Each week
Placerville Speedway This is Opening Night for this season. There are races every Saturday of each month. So bring out the family and friends to the speedway to have a nice evening of fun. Call for more details about the races each month. Pits Open: 3:30 p.m., Gates Open: 5:00 p.m., and Qualifying: 6:30 p.m. Placerville Speedway at 100 Placerville Drive. Ticket prices are Adults $15.00, Juniors $10.00 and Children $5.00. www.placervillespeedway.com For more information contact: Placerville Speedway (530) 626-3680
Let's stick with the new month's Wine Focus theme for anothre day as we examine a stylish California Chardonnay that uses - but does not abuse - a kiss of oak and malolactic fermentation.
We turn to one of the world's most popular white wines - Chardonnay - for our Wine Focus this month, with particular attention to the role of oak in its style.
Today let's review a fairly common French wine term that's not always widely understood and that can provide useful information in the quest for wine value.
The Cayuga Lake Wine Trail celebrates its 25th anniversary with unique (and mostly free) bashes at each of its 16 member wineries. Corn Hill Landing has two new restaurants: Tony D's Coal-Fired Pizza and Chayote, featuring "Mexican comfort food."
Sweaters, hats and scarves are cropping up in display windows around town. Restaurants are reinventing their menus to highlight the culinary jewels of the upcoming harvest. Food magazines are bursting with visions of autumn vegetables dancing along the pages.
SAN FRANCISCO - When most people think about Slow Food, they probably imagine wealthy epicureans sipping organic wine and nibbling on farmstead cheeses.
I'd all but given up on resort vacations for my family. I just couldn't take the food. As the editor of Food & Wine magazine, I've grown accustomed to culinary adventures pretty much every day. But resort meals, with their overcooked pasta and tasteless chicken, managed to fall short of even my lowest expectations.
Mondavi to Co-Host Events with Wine Historian Nina Wemyss (PRWeb Sep 3, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Marthas_Vineyard/Margrit_Mondavi/prweb1251664.htm
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