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CCA Staff Gratitudes

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I'm thankful for:  Friends

CCA Staff Gratitudes
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Forged by Fire

In lieu of our normal monthly newsletter, given our home base in Northern California, we at Charles Communications Associates, representing wineries from our own backyard and around the world, dedicate this missive to those affected by the Northern California fires of October 2017

Forged by Fire
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If You Can't Stand The Heat, Get Out of the ...

The Napa Valley has recently taken a lot of heat – both literally, due to the serious temperature spike that hit the valley earlier this month, as well as figuratively from those who think the aberrant fluctuation spelled doom for the entire region’s harvest.  The media has been eager to report this story, which we can all understand – what’s sexier than a potential climate change story about America’s most recognized wine region? Fortunately for the consumer, cooler heads prevail for those of us on the ground, and I wanted to share the perspective from someone who has been around the vineyard block.

If You Can't Stand The Heat, Get Out of the Cellar
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10 Medium Intensity Questions With Faith ...

Meet Faith Armstrong, the winemaker behind Onward and Farmstrong wines. As refreshing as the Pétillant Naturel she makes of Malvasia Bianca, many of the words used to describe Faith's wine could be used to describe the winemaker herself. Honest, vibrant, unfiltered, true to her origins, bright, complex. 

10 Medium Intensity Questions With Faith Armstrong of Onward & Farmstrong wines
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Cooking with Cannabis

With that infamous hippie holiday around the corner, Charles Communications explores how Pot d'Huile has revolutionized the marijuana edibles market for both medicinal benefits and gastronomic delight.

Cooking with Cannabis

San Francisco

Spirits of the Wild

Wild herbs, produce, and flowers have taken to the restaurant menu like weeds to a freshly tilled pasture (pun intended). The foraging craze has trickled down from the Michelin-star pantheon of culinary establishments to more humble restaurants, local grocery stores and farmers markets, so that your average foodie today knows their nettles from their dandelion. But, what’s next for these ambitious plants? Your glass.

CCA's Green Guide to the Bay: Jamber Wine Pub

CCA's Green Guide to the Bay: Jamber Wine Pub

As we dive into the New Year, the Charles Communications team recommits ourselves to sustainability. It is thanks to the many eco-conscious producers and green businesses here in San Francisco that we are fortunate enough to eat in good conscience and do our part to save the earth. This week on All the Swirl, CCA intern Jules Lydon profiles the sustainable “wine pub” in our own Bay Area backyard: Jamber.

Our Green Guide to the Bay: La Cocina

Our Green Guide to the Bay: La Cocina

San Francisco is a city that has always prided itself on its diversity, but as this city gets more expensive to live in diversity is on the decline, affecting not just the city's culture but it's cuisine. La Cocina aspires to alter the course this disquieting trend by empowering low-income food entrepreneurs to succeed in their culinary businesses. This week on All the Swirl, Charles Communications explores this innovative certified Green Business and nonprofit.

CCA's Trendy Summer Food & Beverage Pairings

CCA's Trendy Summer Food & Beverage Pairings

Though we are still enjoying our Indian summer here in San Francisco, we all know that autumn is just around the corner. To revel in these vestiges of warm weather, and reminisce on a summer filled with great food, gastronomic adventures, and friends, the CCA team offers up our favorite vernal pairings.