When blues singer/guitarist and songwriter Susan Tedeschi takes the stage at the Rodney Strong Winery in Healdsburg, CA  on Saturday, August 22, around 6 PM, you’ll be hearing deeply soulful, raw emotion laced with tender vulnerability in a voice that can go anywhere, do anything and leave you blissfully in tatters.

Backed by the slinky  slide guitar riffs of husband Derek Trucks of the Allman Brothers Band, Tedeschi screams like Joplin and purrs like Bonnie Raitt. Hers is a rare breed of swamp rock that brings out the gator …

Slow down and take time to smell the rosés.

That’s our highly recommended approach to the eco-sensual pairing of artisanal food and terroir-expressive wines at this Sunday’s Golden Glass Wine Event at San Francisco’s Fort Mason Pavilion.

It’s also the prevailing philosophy of sponsor Slow Food USA, an organization dedicated to advocating the importance of sustainable farming practices that respect traditional knowledge and taste.

Complementing more than 100 no-pesticide wines from around the globe …

What better way to celebrate Earth Day this coming weekend than to imbibe one of nature’s greatest creations – delicious premium wine – at one of West Sonoma’s most spectacularly scenic wineries?
Joy Sterling of family-owned Iron Horse, located at the southern end of Russian River Valley, hosts an all-green annual party that features a live solar-powered reggae band and a "Green Market" highlighting a bamboo bike and the Tesla $100,000 electric roadster.
To whet your appetite for green cuisine, Chef Christopher Greenwood is assembling a sumptuous array …