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North Coast Assemblyman Jim Wood, right, speaks about AJR 27, a resolution telling President Donald Trump and the Department of Justice to leave the state’s cannabis industry alone and instead focus on the opioid crisis. - contributed photo

State resolution urges feds to focus on opioids, not cannabis

North Coast Assemblyman Jim Wood co-introduced an Assembly resolution last week telling President Donald Trump and the Justice Department to leave the state’s cannabis industry alone.The resolution suggests resources should...
Taking a sip of wine in the Obsidian Ridge vineyards last year. Departing Lake County, it will be the faces, the smiles and the people that are remembered most. - File photos

Four years of the best

How lucky can a person be?Well, perhaps “fortunate” is a more appropriate word. Over the past four years — just about four, anyway — I have toured the county’s tasting...
The Arbequina extra virgin olive oil from Rosa d’Oro. - Dave Faries — Lake County Publishing

In praise of in between

On one end of the extra virgin olive oil spectrum are the Tuscan blends — often potent and powerful, with an in-your-face peppery temper. The other end is represented by...
The spring pea and avocado toast at Park Place. - Dave Faries — Lake County Publishing

Simple bliss

There is nothing to avocado toast.Oh, it’s popular and all. Credit card processing firm Square claimed last year that Americans shell out some $900,000 a month just for wedges of...
Dustin Fults shares his 2016 syrah at the Fults Family tasting room. - Dave Faries — Lake County Publishing

Syrah in the balance

When Dustin Fults finished with all the fussing a winemaker must endure between harvest and bottling, his syrah began to act up.The wine was enthusiastic, almost to a childish extent....
Dale Grable checks inventory for his spice and herb selection at the new Asian grocery, Thai American Market in Nice. - Photos by Dave Faries — Lake County Publishing

New Asian market fills a need

They say necessity is the mother of invention. It just may be, however, that tedium — the long drives elsewhere to find items unavailable in Lake County — deserves just...
The house dogs at the Smiling Dogs Ranch tasting room appreciating the tempranillo bottle. - Dave Faries — Lake County Publishing

One for the bucket list

Scott Simkover can tick one thing off his bucket list.No — he did not challenge the Niagara Falls, tromp the entire Appalachian trail or even shell out for a box...
Nick Buttitta speaks with guests at the Rosa d’Oro tasting room. - Dave Faries — Lake County Publishing

Don’t worry, make wine

Few people can begin an anecdote by referencing a long ago conversation with the owner of vineyards in Italy. Other winemakers, certainly, and perhaps well-heeled travelers — but not the...
Charlene Milla pouring chardonnay at the Chacewater tasting room. - Dave Faries — Lake County Publishing

Why we love chardonnay

Any conversation of favorite wine varietals includes chardonnay. For many people, in fact, the topic is limited to the grape.As we all know from current political discourse in this country,...