California wine/food pairing for tasting

[thewoodman]

The thing I think of most when I think Northern Californian cuisine is incredibly fresh greens and produce from a farmers market or right out of the garden, salmon (wild Pacific that is) and shellfish (barbecued oysters are one of my favorites), organically raised chicken or beef, artisan cheeses, etc. Nor Cal food is about the ingredients...the preparations range all over the board, but simple is generally better if the ingredients are impeccable. There are a number of "wine country" cookbooks that could give you some recipes.