A flood of gold and green: California's artisanal olive oils are most abundant and better than ever

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California oils are usually sharper, more peppery and tannic, and fruitier than their European counterparts. Oils made from Tuscan trees, which most California artisanal growers favor, have sharp notes of freshly cut grass, green apple peel, hay, artichoke, sometimes even braised celery.

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Exploring California Gold country

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Adventurous wine makers and restaurant are staking their claims in the Sierra Nevada foothills and the natural beauty of the rolling landscape and pine and oak forests. The new wineries and restaurants set down roots in the Sierra Nevada foothills are discussed.

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The savvy shopper: California Rhone varietals strike gold

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The most exciting new category of wines growing in California known as Rhone includes Syrah grapes is mentioned. The varieties of wines in Rhone are in a very high demand in California and these varieties are described in detail.

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