Summer/Fall 2017

The Summer/Fall 2017 edition of Touring & Tasting magazine is our first Culinary Wine Country edition. We have cooked, sampled, nibbled, and restaurant surfed up and down the mountains, valleys, and shores of the Pacific west, as well as beautiful Traverse City, Michigan to bring this issue oozing with culinary goodness to fruition. Be sure to check out the tantalizing recipes that are mentioned in our special Wine Country Recipes section (p108) and appear on our website at touringandtasting.com/recipes. Grab a fork, a spoon, a pair of chopsticks, and your favorite corkscrew and join us for an unforgettable wine country experience.

Contents

Across the USA: Regional Raves

One of the best parts about wine country is exploring the endless variety of restaurants, food artisans, wineries, and breweries. Join us as we take a tour across the USA and find dishes that define the regions.

Central Coast, CA: Foodie Finds

Follow us and sample, shop, learn about, and savor the Central Coast's flavors!

Central Coast, CA: Tour the Tastes

From the foot of Big Sur to the coastline of Santa Barbara, California’s Central Coast boasts stunning scenery and an array of compelling flavors that tantalize the palate. Let’s go.

Here’s to Santa Maria-Style Barbecue

In keeping with tradition, Santa Maria-style barbecue is a superlative mix of native flavors that pair perfectly with local wines.

Livermore Valley, CA: Foodie Finds

Follow us and sample, shop, learn about, and savor Livermore Valley's flavors!

Livermore Valley, CA: Try This

Oh, the places you’ll go if you’re into ethnic cuisine and find yourself in the Livermore Valley! Who would have thought that you could travel the world without leaving the east bay area?

Lodi, CA: Aprons On

Look what we’ve found in a wine country where vineyards stretch as far and wide as the imagination! Unique cooking classes, captivating progressive dinners, kitchen shops, and celebrity chef menus to arouse your inner chef.

Lodi, CA: Foodie Finds

Follow us and sample, shop, learn about, and savor Lodi's flavors!

Napa Valley Wine Train: Where Dining Is a Journey

For more than a quarter century, the Napa Valley Wine Train has passed back and forth through the center of the Napa Valley, treating its passengers to a feast for their eyes as well as their palate.

Napa Valley, CA: 15 Local Go-Tos

Ever wonder where locals go out to eat in a valley that sparkles with Michelin-star restaurants and five-star ratings? We asked and got 15 delicious answers.

Napa Valley, CA: Foodie Finds

Follow us and sample, shop, learn about, and savor Napa Valley's flavors!

Pacific Northwest: Delish Fish

Visit a fish market in the Pacific Northwest and immerse yourself in the scents and flavors. A bounty of deliciousness is harvested from the ocean, rivers, and streams. Relish the samples!

Pacific Northwest: Foodie Finds

Follow us and sample, shop, learn about, and savor the Pacific Northwest's flavors!

Sonoma County, CA: Foodie Finds

Follow us and sample, shop, learn about, and savor Sonoma County's flavors! 

Sonoma County, CA: Say Artisan

The pastures of Sonoma County provide abundant nourishment for its cows, sheep, goats, and buffalo. Their wholesome milk yields a whole lot of artisan cheeses to try.

Traverse City, MI: The Chef's Choice

Traverse City’s reputation as a top foodie destination is growing as more stellar chefs choose to move to the area, open a restaurant, and knock our socks off. We asked four of the region’s most raved about chefs, “Why?”

Yakima Valley, WA

A bit more than two hours southeast of Seattle, the Yakima Valley has an average of 300 days of sunshine and a bounty of just about everything.