The U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau designated the “SLO coast” as California’s newest American Viticultural Area (AVA) earlier this month. The area is in San Luis Obispo (SLO) county and lies on the coast in a nearly 100-mile long strip about halfway between California’s two largest cities, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

From miso-glazed eggplant to a ricotta ravioli dish, have fun with fermented foods.

Fermented foods are filling the shelves, and this California-based company is leading efforts in the intersectionality of food and science.

Curious about fermented foods? Interested in gut health, but confused about probiotics? From kombucha to kimchi, we break down the fermented phenomena.

Boisset Collection will open LVE Lounge, a tasting room for singer John Legend’s LVE brand of wines produced with vintner Jean-Charles Boisset in Napa Valley California The tasting room, which will be located in the First Street Napa district, is expected to open this summer.

One farmer is building a network to grow coffee in California where it’s never prospered before, a passion project like no other.