The Sifter: Animal, Vegetable or Website?
“The Sifter” is a catalog and multilingual database of more than 1,000 years of culinary history found in American and European cookbooks.
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Author: Libbie Agran
Talley Farms And Vineyards – Food And Wine In The Arroyo Grande Valley – Multi-Generational Farmers Since 1948
The Talley family established Talley Farms and Talley Vineyards, farmed by three generations since 1948, to provide premium quality vegetables to thousands of local customers, produce markets and restaurants for over 72 years.
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The World of Pinot Noir on the Central Coast of California
McLaren saw the opportunity to establish a world-class Pinot Noir event and introduce the Pinot Noir wines of the Central Coast to a worldwide audience. McLaren met with Brian Talley many times to develop the event now celebrated as The World of Pinot Noir (WOPN).
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Clarence Casteel (1879 – 1953) And Melvin Casteel (1914 – 1980) In Paso Robles – Multi-Generational Farmers
The Casteel family was one of the early pioneers to settle in Dover Canyon in 1887. Four generations of the Casteel family have worked and owned ranches in Northern San Luis Obispo County. Clarence Casteel planted vineyards in 1914 at the east end of Jensen Road. His son Mel who worked in those vineyards, later acquired his father’s ranch property in 1956 and became well known for his Zinfandel grapes grown on some of the oldest Zinfandel clones in California. He sold his grapes to many winemakers including David Benion of Ridge Vineyards in Santa Clara County, who favored old vine Zinfandel.
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Victor Hugo Roberts – Grower And Winemaker In Templeton – Wine For The President 1998
Victor Hugo Roberts represents the essence of the small high-quality producer that shaped the wine history of the county in the 1980s and 1990s, and he continues to do so.
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