Paul Dolan at Villa Buon Irtivo in Asti, built in 1905 by his great-grandfather Pietro C. Rossi, a founder of the Italian Swiss Colony. (Photo by Kent Porter)

Family values thrive in Asti

Paul Dolan was the winemaker at Mendocino County’s Fetzer Vineyards in its heyday, wrote a manifesto on organic farming, joined his two sons in Dolan Family Vineyards, and is a partner in Truett Hurst winery in Healdsburg.

Collin, left, and Erick Thuss at Westside yoga studio in Sebastopol. (Photo by John Burgess)

Namaste Brothers

If your body is a temple and it’s a fixer-upper, “Namaste Brothers” Erick and Collin Thuss may be just the renovation team you need.

The Sea Ranch Coastal Legacy

Fifty years ago, a visionary development on an old sheep ranch in northernmost Sonoma County changed the way Californians see their coast....

Lisa Gottreich, cheesemaker of Bohemian Creamery, who makes some very creative cheeses from goat, sheep and cow's milk in a former milking barn in Sebastopol. (photo by Chris Hardy)

The Next Big Cheese

Entrepreneur ditches desk job to pursue her collaborative craft.