TASTE News Service, April 11, 2018 – Building on the momentum from the official opening at its Food & Wine Weekend with the CIA, The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) at Copia is offering hands-on cooking experiences for home cooks and professionals in its new 9,000 square-foot kitchen.

Indigo Pale Ale

101 North Brewing Co.

Petaluma, CA

Style: Pale Ale

Alcohol: 6%

IBUs: 49

Serving Style: kegs

Availability: Northern California

2014 Pinot Noir

Rodney Strong Estate Vineyards

Russian River Valley

Alcohol: 14.5%

Suggested Retail: $25

TASTE News Service, March 21, 2018 – This year marks more than 85 years that the Salvestrin family has been growing grapes and making wine in Napa Valley.

TASTE News Service, February 13, 2018 - What do you do when Mother Nature hands you fires and smoke during the 2017 California grape harvest? Cakebread Cellars, one of Napa Valley’s signature wineries, responded to the challenge by making a limited-edition rosé wine, specially crafted to support the Napa and Sonoma Valley wildfire recovery efforts.

2016 Heritage Vines Zinfandel

Dry Creek Vineyard

Sonoma County

Alcohol: 14.5%

Suggested Retail: $24

TASTE News Service, January 11, 2018 — The first month of 2018 is a great time to look at both the past and the future of Sonoma County — the past because this year marks a number of significant anniversaries, and the future because so many innovative new ventures are happening in Sonoma Wine Country.

TASTE News Service, December 20, 2017 – The Petaluma Gap has been officially recognized as America’s newest American Viticultural Area (AVA) by the federal government.

TASTE News Service, December 7, 2017 - Fans of delicious food who are also concerned about social and environmental responsibility now have help when selecting a place to dine in Sonoma County — the new Snail of Approval honors.

 By Michael Eady

Marc Dym (pronounced “dim”) is the chef at the Little River Inn. Last week we told readers about the Little River Inn itself.