http://healdsburgmagazine.com A Local Perspective Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:00:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A few nights ago, I went out for After Hours at the Ravenous Restaurant here in Healdsburg. That is, I went just to hang out and get a bit of conversation and meet some interesting people before I turned in myself. Ravenous is a local restaurant in an old house ... http://healdsburgmagazine.com/spend-some-time-in-dry-creek-valley/ [Originally published by the Sonoma County Wine Library in 2002. Contributed by Bo Simons, Wine Librarian] Not Without A Sense of Humor Sonoma County grows serious grapes and makes serious world class wine, but it does not take itself too seriously. The county has over 56,000 acres of vineyards ... http://healdsburgmagazine.com/an-introduction-to-the-history-of-wine-in-sonoma-county/ [Submitted by Jennifer Stark of Stark Wine] Stark Wine is the kind of thing that can happen when two artists follow a shared dream of creating, bringing people together and building something larger than themselves. In 2003, we made one small lot of Dry Creek Valley Syrah. Since then, Stark Wine ... http://healdsburgmagazine.com/stark-wine-at-divine-affair-saturday-25-oct-2008/ I hear about Mateo Granados from a few people before I actually get to talk to him myself. David and Ondine mention him when they find out I’m looking for interesting perspectives. And I crosscheck the reference with Julie, my winemaker-foodie friend. She nods her head. Yes. Definitely. And when I’m ... http://healdsburgmagazine.com/mateo-granados-fresh-local-fabulous/ [Submitted by Camille over at Huntington Wine Cellars] Clouds of starlings undulating low across the Sonoma County wine country landscape are a common sight during harvest time of year. Next time you see one, think of William Shakespeare and Huntington Wine Cellars located here in Healdsburg. Shakespeare’s single reference to starlings in ... http://healdsburgmagazine.com/falcons-patrol-sonoma-county-vineyard/ Wee Johanna was running around her parent's picnic blanket tonight at music in the square. I had to take this picture. So I do, then I show it to her. "Messy!" she says. Her parents laugh. "Yes. Messy." Her father had taken her and her sister for a walk to look ... http://healdsburgmagazine.com/gelato-sorbet-ice-cream-yoghurt/ I was visiting with my friend Ana today. We were talking about how our week was going. I ask what she did last night, she tells me she went out with a few friends for Japanese food. I ask her where she went. She says, "We went to that ... http://healdsburgmagazine.com/best-japanese-food-in-healdsburg/ One day I was working on this website and as I previewed an article, a Google advertisement popped up: Wine Country Motosports. And I wondered who they were because I am planning to write a short article on  motorcycling out along Skaggs Springs Road at the top of Dry Creek ... http://healdsburgmagazine.com/rent-a-scooter-and-putter-at-a-different-pace/ [Submitted from Stephen Boyle -- Stephen Boyle Photography] [caption id="attachment_1195" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Bridge and Moon : Stephen Boyle Photography : Healdsburg, California"][/caption] I took this photograph on the night of a full moon in February 2006. I started the evening up on the Marin headlands with a group of fellow photographers. Afterwards, we ... http://healdsburgmagazine.com/bridge-and-moon-san-francisco-california/ My friend Mitch wrote me last year and told me he and an his familial entourage are taking a tour of Napa Valley. He forwarded me their itinerary and asked if I knew anything about the wineries on the list: Domaine Carneros Tour of Napa, boutique wineries Rubicon Estate Clos Pegase So, even though I ... http://healdsburgmagazine.com/francis-ford-coppola-interns-and-fois-gras/