Slow fermentation key to Tomme Perigourdine

From a sizable dairy specializing in goat cheese in France's Perigord region, the young Tomme Perigourdine captures the richness of summer goat's milk, preserving it in a format we can enjoy for weeks. Working with pasteurized milk and operating on a scale... France - Milk - Goat milk cheese - Pasteurization - Cheese

California nonvintage bubbly built to last

It's hard to talk about California sparkling wine without drawing comparisons to certain other regions, including a certain particular part of northern France. Over time, the finest vintage examples of California fizz - Schrams- berg's J. Schram, Roederer... Sparkling wine - California - Vintage - California wine - United States

India dreams of success with ‘chateau’ mango

Scientists at the Central Institute of Subtropical Horticultural Research in Lucknow have produced wines using three types of mango native to Uttar Pradesh - the Dussehri, Langra, and Chausa. They are hoping these wines one day compete with the traditional grape-based variety.

For a great girlfriends' getaway, consider these destinations from Africa to France to the Lone Star State

If you've ever dreamed of ditching the husband, kids, work and the cat that shredded your new wallpaper — at least for a few days — then maybe it's time for a girlfriends' getaway. You can always go to New York, San Francisco or Paris — good getaways, all. But if you really need a late-summer or early-fall escape or just an excuse to have an adult-style ladies-only pajama party, rethink these ...

Silverton being groomed into vineyard industry

Maybe Oregon's pinot noir pioneers had it right after all, that the rolling hillsides near Silverton - not Dundee - were best suited to cradle the state's wine industry.