Grass Valley: Preserving the Past
“Dependence on a gold economy has given way to a much broader range of commercial enterprises, but due to the preservation of many of the original buildings, the Gold Rush legacy of the 1800s remains to delight and inspire visitors,” according to Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Grass Valley by the Grass Valley Historical Commission. Some […]
Foothills wineries win big in State Fair wine tasting competition
Sierra Foothills wineries, from Auburn to Lincoln to Grass Valley and Nevada City, won big in this year’s wine tasting competition for the California State Fair. “Best of Class” winners included Lone Buffalo, Viña Castellano and Wise Villa – which won 12 medals. Viña Castellano won a “Double Gold,” “Best of California and Best of […]
Sierra Starr strikes gold again in El Dorado County wine competition
Sierra Starr Vineyard & Winery of Grass Valley picked up six more medals in its second wine competition of 2014 — this time from our neighbors at the El Dorado County wine competition. Following the six medals from the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition (Three Gold and Three Silver) Sierra Starr is happy to announce […]
Bear River Wine Tasting hosts Tribute to Billy Joel and Elton John on July 26
Aaron Patrick is thrilled to announce that he and his band will be performing “Piano Men: A Tribute to Elton John and Billy Joel” on Saturday, July 26, at Bear River Wine Tasting in Auburn on Hwy 49, just north of the Bear River. “Piano Men: A Tribute to Elton John and Billy Joel ” […]
Naggiar, Art Works Gallery win “wine” and “art” categories on KCRA 3 A-List: coup for Grass Valley
For years, our Sierra FoodWineArt magazine has proudly promoted food, wine and art in the Sierra Foothills to readers in Reno, Tahoe, Sacramento, Chico, Yuba City and beyond — in print and on the web. So we were thrilled when two Grass Valley-based businesses — one in “wine” and one in “art” — Friday were […]
Truckee Wine Walk & Shop is set for October 4 to benefit Tahoe Food Hub
Mark your calendars for the 11th annual Downtown Truckee Wine, Walk & Shop set for Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 from noon to 4 p.m. Wine lovers, food connoisseurs and dedicated shoppers will once again indulge themselves with some of the finest vintages matched with delicious food samples as they shop and stroll in the historic […]
Sierra Starr strikes gold in wine competition
The results are in from the 2014 Finger Lakes Wine Competition. In its 14th year, 75 judges, all with national and international credentials, from multiple markets in Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, the United States and other wine regions of the world judged 3756 wines. In what was deemed “perhaps their tightest competition […]
New video: A preview of Cornish Christmas 2013
Attend the 46th annual Cornish Christmas festival in the historic California Gold Rush town of Grass Valley. It is from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays Nov. 29 through Dec. 20. Return to a Christmas celebration of more than 200 years ago. Recapture the spirit of Christmas past with vendors dressed in Cornish attire all set […]
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