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We are excited to have Matthew Gaughan of @mattswineworld introduce the groundUP dining series, a collaboration with chef Andreya Nightingale of Mortar Pestle Cooking. The two of them will be hosting a lavish dinner at Château Sonoma on Bastille Day.
Read MoreThe French are very passionate about their oysters as we are here in California. They have been producing oysters since Roman times and France was the first country in all of Europe to start cultivating oysters on a large scale. It is called “L’ostriculture" and the production of oysters here is taken very seriously by growers, marine biologist and connoisseurs alike…
Read MoreWhen it comes to French style dining in Wine Country there is no shortage of French restaurants. As in the French Countryside, wine and food take center stage as it does here. When we travel through france on buying trips, our most favorite thing to do in the afternoon is to sip on a glass of rose and explore new restaurants in whatever village we are in. Some of our favorite dining experiences have been in L’isle Sur La Sorgue, but we will save that for another day. Today we are focusing on the French culinary scene here in the Sonoma and Napa Valley.
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