“You know how I stay cool all day on my tractor in 100-plus degree heat,” Paul Buxman asked me from his Sweet Home Ranch in Dinuba, CA just south of Fresno. “I place a towel under my hat and fill it full of ice every hour. The cold water just drips down onto my head [...]

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 [...]

Available now for pre-order at our Redwood City store Need a hostess gift? Impressing the in-laws? Our beautiful Thanksgiving centerpieces, made from locally  grown flowers and in-season produce, come in five different styles and range from $14.99 – $49.99. Call or email our flower department at our Redwood City store to place your order. All [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Summertime is melon time, so grab a sweet-smelling honeydew or cantaloupe from Sigona’s today and get ready for an explosion of sugary flavors! Sweet Local Orange flesh Honeydew with a Drizzle of Reduced Balsamic I really like this 2 minute recipe on a hot day. It’s quick, easy and refreshing. I really like to serve [...]

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 [...]

One of life’s great pleasures is biting into a ripe, fresh and sweet piece of stone fruit. Whether it’s a peach, plum, apricot, nectarine or additional hybrid, local stone fruits are wonderful whether eaten out of hand or in a crisp salad. – Out of Hand OK, so maybe this isn’t exactly a recipe, but [...]