"ravenswood" news and stories

Joel Peterson sold the winery he founded, Ravenswood, for $148 million, but he didn't just take the money and run. He stayed on with Constellation, the world's largest wine company, and manages the Ravenswood brand.

The Wine Selection of the Week is Cabernet Sauvignon from the Central Coast, with 2003 Smith & Hook Grand Reserve Santa Lucia Highlands Cabernet Sauvignon from Monterey County earning the highest rating of the listed wines, three stars. To pair with any of the Cabs, make Marinated Skirt Steak and Onion Wraps. On the bargain side, there's a list of Sauvignon Blanc, most under $10.

Old-fashioned cottage cheese is a rare find, but they found Nancy's Lowfat Cultured Cottage Cheese.

If blondes have more fun, than the golden yellow tomato take on the Bloody Mary, the Blondie Mary, is having a blast.

Today's San Francisco Chronicle featured an interesting commentary about wine geared toward men. The Chron's wine editor Linda Murphy points to Ray's Station Vineyards Sonoma County Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, both of which are being marketed as "hearty red wines for men." Murphy points out the fact that women currently dominate the wine buying market and wines such as the Ray's Station offerings, with slogans and labels that invoke hunting and fishing, may be responses to that. She also notes that Sonoma-based Ravenswood will be sponsoring a car in a NASCAR series this year. How's that for manly.

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