First up is a chat with Tom Silberkleit, a guest who has been on the show many times because he produces some of the most useful wine touring and information books on many regions of California.  He does it with great photography, skilled writing that’s informative and fun, and all the details you need.  Top it off with regular updated editions and it’s a must have for wine enthusiast who love California wines and wine touring.  www.californiafinewineries.com
The latest update is the 5th Edition of the Napa/Sonoma/Mendocino

Journey through the tasting rooms of a tri-county vineyard paradise… With The California Directory of Fine Wineries as your guide, you’ll wander through world-famous Napa, home of the state’s most recognized cellar landmarks. You’ll meander scenic back roads on the way to Sonoma’s premier wineries. You’ll travel to rustic Mendocino, where the winemakers themselves will pour you a glass of their specialty. This fully updated, fifth edition of The California Directory of Fine Wineries is an essential guide to both glamorous estates and intimate, family-owned vineyards. Order a copy of any or all of these great books!

Here is a link to a great video segment Tom filmed at Jacuzzi Vineyards, one of the three wineries mentioned for a quick visit to Southern Sonoma from San Francisco.  The others for this short trip are; Cline and Gloria Ferrer.

LIVE from Great Harvest with owner/baker Tim Herren, we’ll be telling you all about this creative family run business and not only all the great bread they bake, but all the products, sweets, sandwiches and more!

Great Harvest handcrafts bread, sweets and sandwichs daily using only pure and simple ingredients. Each morning we fresh-grind premium whole wheat in the bakery and blend it with ingredients from nature, like yeast, salt and local honey. Great Harvest never uses chemicals or additives. The result is bread that tastes simply amazing.

Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
2010 Beringer Napa Valley Chardonnay
Beringer’s Napa Valley Chardonnay is a quintessential expression of this beautiful varietal and the depth of flavors it can exhibit. Flavors of ripe citrus and apple are accented by aromas of toffee, tangerines and orange blossom. The mouth-coating, round texture highlights the rich flavors, all balanced by bright, refreshing notes that linger into the finish.

WOW – Guy loves this wine, it may be one of the best Napa vintages from this stalwart for years, and there hasn’t been a loser in the batch up to this point.  I would rate this wine a 93 of 100, and it’s sure to get all manner of Best Buy, Editors Choice awards in the near future!

Pick up a bottle at Jacob Liquor Exchange on North Rock Road and  join us

Check out this recipe from Saveur for Lamb Burgers

Then it’s all about BURGERS…grilled, pad seared, broiled, America’s favorite outdoor food is getting a lot of press these days!  Books like “Burger Bar” by Hubert keller and leading food magazines like Saveur; i’ll give you my take on the perfect burger.

In the second half I’ll be talking to Tom Silberkleit about the latest edition in the series of California Directories of Fine Wineries – Central Coast edition.  Tom is a great guest and puts lots of work in to these books to showcase some of the finest wineries to add to your agenda when visiting.  Combined with the photography of Robert Holmes, this is another winner in the series.

With THE CALIFORNIA DIRECTORY OF FINE WINERIES as a guide, readers can explore world-famous Santa Barbara county, home to the landmark cellars of Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Maria Valley, and Santa Rita Hills; meander the scenic back roads of San Luis Obispo on the way to the premier wineries of Edna Valley; and travel to rustic Paso Robles. Featuring boutique tasting rooms, working ranches, warehouse wineries, and family-owned vineyards, this is an essential guide to destinations of charm and character. 

* A comprehensive, full-color guide to California’s Central Coast wine country.
* Features more than 180 color photographs by renowned travel photographer Robert Holmes.

Wine of the Week; something fun from the Central Coast….

2006 Cambria Katherine’s Vineyard Chardonnay

This classy 2006 Katherine’s Vineyard Chardonnay is bright with citrus, apple, peach, and vanilla aromas.  Rich mouth filling flavors of grapefruit, citrus blossom, white peach and sweet oak lead to a crisp finish with a lsting impression of spicy oak.  -  Dennis Shurtleff, Winemaker