Description
In Wine Country Women of Sonoma County, Michelle Mandro introduces you to the diverse talents of a fascinating group of more than forty-five women who are making significant contributions to the diversity and quality of life in Sonoma County. These accomplished professionals provide an intimate and inspiring glimpse into their life and work. A treasured family recipe, combined with an individualized pairing explanation from each Wine Country woman, makes this book a year-round, go-to guide for both casual and elegant entertaining.
Profiles in this edition include:
Katina Connaughton, restaurantuer of SingleThread Farms
Katie Bundschu, vintner of Abbott’s Passage
Nancy Cline, vintner of Cline Cellars
Prema Kerollis, vintner of Three Sticks Wines
Nicole Hitchcock, winemaker of J Winery
Kate MacMurray of MacMurray Ranch
Heather Patz of Patz & Hall
Liza Hinman, chef and restaurantuer of The Spinster Sisters
Erinn Benziger Weiswasser restaurantuer of Glen Ellen Star
Enhanced by gorgeous photography that takes the reader on a compelling visual journey, this book captures the soul of Sonoma County. Forging unique paths as tastemakers, entrepreneurs, advocates, trailblazers, nonprofit leaders, and role models, these accomplished women boast skillsets as diverse as the wine regions that have made this area one of the most desirable places to live, work, and play in the United States.
Pages: 228
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN (print): 978-1-7343770-1-9
Foreword by Sue Conley and Peggy Smith
Best friends Sue Conley and Peggy Smith are the co-founders of Cowgirl Creamery. Arriving in San Francisco in 1976, just as Alice Waters’ food revolution was taking hold, both women forged separate culinary careers in the Bay Area before becoming cheese entrepreneurs. During the seventeen years Peggy spent at Waters’ Chez Panisse’s upstairs Café, she learned the nuances of fromage from acclaimed French chefs and master affineurs. During this same time, Sue was making her mark at Bette’s Oceanview Diner in Berkeley. Inspired by meeting the family behind Straus Family Creamery in Marin County, in 1994 Sue invited Peggy to move to Point Reyes and join her in crafting artisan cheeses using organic milk. They have been making friends and cheese ever since.
Cover Artist Sandra Speidel
Sandra Speidel is known for her figurative and abstract paintings, which reveal a rich and complex surface quality and ambiguous interpretation.
Sandra attended Duke University in North Carolina as an English and art major. She later studied at the San Francisco Academy of Art University. Before turning to fine art painting in 2000, she enjoyed a very successful career as an illustrator.
Throughout her career, Sandra has continued to study art at the San Francisco Art Institute. She has taught figure drawing and painting at the San Francisco Academy of Art University for more than twenty years. Her work has been exhibited in national shows and in galleries throughout the Bay Area.
