SacWineRegion.com

From the foothills to the Delta to Lodi and beyond, the Sacramento Wine Region's 200 wineries are a source of history, discovery and pleasure. To help you learn about the region's wineries - where they are, the wines they make, the events they hold, the awards they win we created SacWineRegion.com.

Click here to view an interactive listing of the 2008 California State Fair Winners.

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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Summer jewels

At last, our tomatoes are ripening. Now...how best to use or save the treasures.

The cold, the heat, the smoke and the scare made us wonder if backyard and regionally grown tomatoes would ever plump onto our plates within salads or between summer sandwich breads – or make for vine-to-divine lightly salted chomps over the sink....(more)

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Tomatoes no longer suspect in outbreak

Tomato season got off to a rough start this year, but we have now been cleared to enjoy tomatoes with abandon....(more)

Dunne on Wine: White wine honors go to hybrids

A Sacramento-area wine won the best-red sweepstakes at last weekend's 2008 Long Beach Grand Cru, but the white-wine sweepstakes is what left judges buzzing....(more)

Changing Taste

When you get the paper next Wednesday, you'll have an expanded Food & Wine section that revamps our coverage of food and redoubles our coverage of wine. We're combining – and thus retiring – Wednesday Scene and Taste to do this....(more)

In the Kitchen: Sun tea safety

Around this time every year, questions pop up about the safety of sun tea. Several Internet sites state that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention caution against it. However, a search of the agencies' sites turned up no definitive answer....(more)

First Course: Help with grilled pizza

Williams-Sonoma has a new gadget that makes cooking pizza on an outdoor grill easier. It's the Pizza Que Grill, made of porous clay with a stainless-steel stand....(more)

The Mailbox

• Wassup with Wasa recipes?...(more)

What's Ripe: Try getting fresh with your herbs

They are the "wow" of a great recipe. They are the "unforgettable" of a great meal. They are essential to any great chef. Unfortunately, they are still overlooked by too many consumers. They are … fresh herbs....(more)

Cooking on the Web

THE SITE: www.kcbs.us...(more)

Recipe: Un-fried french fries

Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Serves 4 to 6...(more)

Recipe: Cheese fries

Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Serves 4 to 6...(more)

Recipe: Larry's oven-fried potatoes

Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 25 minutes Serves 4 to 6...(more)

Recipe: Pasta with mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes and pine nuts

Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Serves 4...(more)

Recipe: Fresh tomato-chili relish

Prep time: 45 minutes Makes 1 1/2 cups...(more)

Recipe: Mushrooms stuffed with sun-dried tomatoes

Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Makes 18...(more)

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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

• Cool your meals

• Must-haves for your salad pantry

• Farmers Markets 2008: All ears and more in Elk Grove park

• First Course: Hot dog etiquette

• Cooking on the Web

• In the Kitchen: Mozzarella de Bufala Campana

• The Mailbox

• What's Ripe: Why are my strawberries smaller?

• Recipe: Oven-roasted potatoes

• Recipe: The original morning glory muffins

• Recipe: Applebee's Asian chicken salad clone

• Recipe: Marinated shrimp salad with hearts of palm

• Recipe: Caprese salad

• Recipe: Asian-flavor beef, pepper and spinach salad

• Recipe: Golden jubilee chicken

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

• Native grapes? This winemaker's just wild about the idea

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Thursday, July 10, 2008

• Awards announced at California State Fair Wine Competition

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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

• French Connection

• Bee tasters put macarons to the test

• Dunne on Wine: Thirsty for the top white zin? Pull out $1.99

• State Fair wine gala

• First Course: Ready for tomato challenge?

• In the Kitchen: Apple cake with cinnamon sugar

• What's Ripe: Ripen to perfection

• The Mailbox

• Recipe: Zucchini torta

• Recipe: Fireman's Minestrone

• Recipe: Minestrone soup

• Recipe: Summer peaches, roasted to perfection

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Wednesday, July 2, 2008

• Grate pizza: When it's too hot to cook, fire up the grill and throw on a pie

• A clean kitchen may not be enough

• Farmers Markets 2008: From coffee to meats and veggies – Auburn has it all

• In the Kitchen: Cut up and save big bucks

• First Course: A wonderland for cooks

• What's Ripe: Designed for kids, loved by adults

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