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California State Fair honors “Best of Show” in wine, beer, cheese and olive oil

June 23, 2016   Office of Public Affairs

  For more than 160 years, the California State Fair has showcased the best of the Golden State. This year’s competition welcomed an impressive range of wine, cheese, beer and olive oil entries, and the “Best of Show” honors were awarded at a ceremony earlier today on the west steps of the State Capitol. The complete list of winners can …

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“Say Cheese!” the latest video from the Growing California series

December 22, 2015   Office of Public Affairs

“Say Cheese!” is a profile of the Fiscalini Cheese Company of Modesto, California. This is the latest segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown.

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Nibbling Encouraged Along the Sonoma-Marin Cheese Trail – from the Los Angeles Times

June 5, 2013   Office of Public Affairs

As you drive north of San Francisco into Marin and Sonoma counties, the countryside begins to unfold before you. Green pastures, oak and chaparral-covered hillsides and small canyons of redwood trees reveal themselves. Red-tailed hawks and osprey fly overhead, deer graze in the hills and at sunset, bobcats survey the terrain. A setting so lovely that you can’t help but …

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Food Safety Workshops for California’s Artisan Cheese Makers

October 25, 2012   Dr. Annette Jones, California State Veterinarian

Consumers in general and Californians in particular are showing new and enthusiastic interest in their food – where it comes from, who makes it, and how it is made. Farmers have responded with a renewed devotion to agricultural products that fill not just supermarket produce aisles, but also a growing number of niche demands – while maintaining a food supply …

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