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Ardente Winery

2002

August 2002 -- We are proud to have been called "the smoothest shot of java this side of Salerno" by San Francisco Magazine. The magazine's August issue lists "the 125 best things to eat" in the Bay Area, including our Organic Neapolitan Espresso Blend. Check us out at #83!

April 2002 -- One of Mr. Espresso's favorite customers, Carrie Brown of the Jimtown Store in Healdsburg, CA, has published a cookbook, The Jimtown Store Cookbook featuring "Recipes from Sonoma County's Favorite Country Market." Now you no longer need to travel to Sonoma to sample some of Carrie's delicious wares!

January 12th, 2002 -- 10am-12noon -- KGO-AM San Francisco (810AM), Dining Around: The Gene Burns Show

2001

June 2001 -- "In Search of the Perfect Italian Espresso" as featured in Fresh Cup Magazine, the premier monthly magazine for the specialty coffee and beverage industry.


Food writer gets Carlo Di Ruocco to help him sniff out the very best espresso in Italy. It is, of course, found in Naples.

2000

July 2000 -- Named "Best Wake-up Call" by San Francisco Magazine's food writer Jan Newberry in its annual "Best of the Bay" issue.

1999

Spring 1999 -- Weir Cooking in the Wine Country
Join us as we give Joanne Weir a lesson on the fine art of coffee roasting and brewing the perfect espresso. In her TV Show on 'Coffee Desserts,' Joanne crafts a Coffee Hazelnut Biscotti, and then, an Espresso Ice Cream with tiny chocolate truffles.

May 13, 1999 -- Profiled by Urban View in its feature on "The Perfect Cup."

1997

September 1997 -- Spotlight on "Oak-Roasting Coffee in the Italian Tradition" in the Artisan Foods feature section of Fine Cooking Magazine.