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Reviews are offered for several restaurants including Cotogna located in San Francisco, California, Boxing Room located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Locanda located in Mission District, San Francisco, California.

The article offers information on the sauvignon blanc produced in California. It says that asparagus-flavored sauvignon blanc became the identity of California in the 1980s and 1990s but the modern techniques pushed the sauvignon flavors into ripe territory. Meanwhile, the 2007 La Flor de Jonata Sauvignon Blanc at 14.9% alcohol is grown in Santa Ynez Valley. It also states that winemakers in Sonoma pick the grapes two weeks early to get enough acidity to balance the ripeness.

A review is offered for Cotogna restaurant, located in San Francisco, California.

The article profiles Beckmen Vineyards located in Los Olivos, California, one of the 2010 American Wineries of the Year award winners, which manufactures Santa Ynez Valley wines.

The article announces the opening of the restaurant Heirloom Café in San Francisco, California which is owned by chef Matt Strauss.

The article discusses the move of sommeliers to regularly update their lists of wines to respond to seasonal menu changes in the Bay Area of California. It states that chefs are concocting local cuisines and prefer fresh, full flavors rather than traditional European cuisines. It mentions that Mark Bright, sommelier of Saison, looks for balance, acidity and minerality in wines and spirits.

A review is offered for Barbacco restaurant, located in San Francisco, California.

The article reports that the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have set pheromone traps to monitor the spread of European Grape Vine Moth in every wine- and table grape growing county of California, which are spotted in flight in the area of Napa Valley.

The article focuses on the Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) Association, which opened its new headquarter at the historic Jackse Winery building in California.