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The Story of Bell Wine Cellars

Posted 30 October 2012 | By | Categories: Feature Articles, Local Vendors | No Comments

Bell Wine Cellars was co-founded in 1991 by Anthony Bell and a local Napa Valley grower. Anthony originally hails from the famed wine region Stellenbosch in South Africa. He grew up in a wine family and played in vineyards in his backyard instead of swing sets. Needless to say, Anthony developed a passion for wine [...]

Wattle & Comb Pastured Eggs

Posted 16 October 2012 | By | Categories: Farm Focus, Local Vendors | No Comments

Our brand new flock of blue egg laying Ameraucana hens are almost fully feathered! This is our first flock living in open-air mobile poultry houses. These little ladies will transition to the full 90 acres of open space just as soon as their feathers are fuller. This model of fresh-air poultry was developed in Petaluma [...]

Sunflowers from Half Moon Bay

Posted 05 September 2012 | By | Categories: Local Vendors, Sigona's Floral | No Comments

It’s the absolute peak of sunflower season and Sigona’s has you covered with local sunflowers from Half Moon Bay. We have three delightful varieties to choose from – Sunbright, Sunbeam and bi-color. We asked our local grower – Neve Roses – to tell us a little bit more about these sensationally superior sunflowers: Locally grown [...]

4 Quick Questions with Golnazar Gourmet Ice Cream

Posted 04 September 2012 | By | Categories: Feature Articles, Local Vendors | No Comments

Marketing Manager Mitra Golnazar talks saffron, vegan ice cream and keeping it all in the family. Q. The Golnazar Saffron Pistachio is your most popular product right now. Can you describe it in 10 words or less? A. Creamy, delicious, unique and flavorful like no other. Q. Why did you decide to provide a vegan [...]

5 Quick Questions with Brent Simpson of Viña Mayor

Posted 21 August 2012 | By | Categories: Local Vendors | No Comments

Company’s wine guru talks taste, night harvesting and what’s on tap. Q. In ten words or less, how would you describe the 2010 Vina Mayor Verdejo? A. Brilliant fruit, medium bodied and dry. Great with or without food. Q. How did you first get involved in the wine industry? A. I worked as a display [...]

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Interview with Bill Creelman, Founder and CEO of Spindrift Soda

Posted 08 August 2012 | By | Categories: Feature Articles, Local Vendors | No Comments

It isn’t every month that Sigona’s has a beverage praised by Oprah Magazine, Fox News, Every Day with Rachael Ray and more. But this isn’t your grandpa’s soda. As Bill Creelman, Founder and CEO of Spindrift Soda explains, fresh, wholesome and deliciously thirst-quenching soda is here to stay. Q. How did you come up with [...]

The Joys of Melon Season: Part I

Posted 25 July 2012 | By | Categories: Farm Focus, Feature Articles, Local Vendors | No Comments

I honestly love this time of year. The weather is warm and fantastic every day, the San Francisco Giants are battling for first place and the first melons of the season are arriving in our stores. And let me just say this: they are tasting really, really good right now. We get our melons from [...]

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Sexual Chocolate 2010: Just Enjoy It

Posted 30 May 2012 | By | Categories: Feature Articles, Local Vendors | No Comments

An Interview with Marketing Guru Bo Silliman of SLO Down Wines – by Andy Coffaro. By now the story of Mark Zuckerberg’s creation of Facebook from his Harvard dorm is the stuff of legend and, literally, a movie. If marketing mastermind Bo Silliman and his cast of calculatingly brilliant juvenile cronies at SLO Down Wines [...]

New for you: BlaQQat Banana Bread (with a cherry on top)

Posted 18 April 2012 | By | Categories: Local Vendors | No Comments

New for you: BlaQQat Banana Bread (with a cherry on top) Fantastic flavor combinations flourish in our new, locally made banana breads topped with Sigona’s preserves. Get yours for free! This isn’t your grandma’s banana bread. In fact, it’s different than any other banana bread you’ve ever had. That is unless you’re lucky enough to [...]