A (Feminine) Touch of Tuscany in Amador County
Founder of Teneral Cellars aims to empower women with every bottle
Teneral Cellars winery in Plymouth is an award-winning, women-owned and self-proclaimed disrupter in the industry. It’s also an oasis in the Shenandoah Valley that’s less than an hour’s drive from Sacramento, though reminiscent of a picturesque wine region in Italy.
Hydrologic Engineering Center in Davis to Keep Federal Government Lease
Longtime center had been sent a lease termination notice
Behind a nondescript door in downtown Davis exists a little-known but vitally important piece of infrastructure, the Hydrologic Engineering Center. A recent threat to this center’s existence appears to have passed.
Five Years After the Shelter-in-Place Order, How Is Downtown Sacramento Doing?
Sacramento businesses face mixed results since first shutdowns associated with COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020
In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Comstock’s followed four downtown Sacramento businesses and their broader sectors for a six-part series. On the fifth anniversary of the shutdowns, we checked in to see how they are faring.
The Capital Region’s Charcuterie Entrepreneurs Are Turning Grazing into a Gourmet Experience
Charcuterie boards gained national attention from the business crowd in 2022, when Aaron Menitoff and Rachel Solomon Fascitelli, co-founders and co-CEOs of the online cheese and charcuterie gifting business Boarderie, appeared on “Shark Tank,” eventually walking away with a deal from Lori Greiner and generating $70 million in revenue.
These Female Financial Advisors Help Women Rethink Their Relationship With Money to Build Wealth
The faces of entrepreneurship and wealth holding are changing as women make gains in both facets of economic life. These shifts are affecting how they’re managing money — and who they turn to for help.
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Sacramento With ‘Father Paddy’
Patrick Redmond, owner of Father Paddy’s Public House, shares insights on Irish spirits as his Woodland pub readies for big celebration on March 17
Ahead of his annual bash, we caught up with the host of one of
the Capital Region’s biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations — and
the keeper of a vault holding 500 different whiskeys from across
the world.
Women in Leadership 2025: Yvonne Pire
Our annual salute to the women who lead the Capital Region
“Between working in high-pressure work environments and raising kids, by the time I was 40 I was just physically, emotionally and mentally feeling like I was exhausted and falling apart,” Pire says. “At that point, I went through a life-changing timeframe.” That’s when she envisioned The Rising Zone, a Rocklin-based event and co-working wellness center.
Women in Leadership 2025 With Cassandra Jennings and Yvonne Pire
PODCAST EPISODE: How do you lead diverse teams with differing opinions? Where do you find the confidence to make big career moves? Are women leaders expected to be nicer than men? Comstock’s Women in Leadership honorees Cassandra Jennings and Yvonne Pire join us for a special episode recorded in the wine cellar at Mulvaney’s B+L in Midtown Sacramento.
Women in Leadership 2025: Ann Patterson
Our annual salute to the women who lead the Capital Region
Patterson returned to public policy in 2019 as the legal affairs secretary for Gov. Newsom, where she spent a good portion of her early work as counsel on the energy team, tackling the PG&E bankruptcy after the destructive North Bay and Camp fires. As cabinet secretary, Patterson advises the governor on policy and oversees all state agencies and departments within the administration.
Women in Leadership 2025: Kimberly Parker
Our annual salute to the women who lead the Capital Region
Her sense of adventure and interest in new experiences led her from her upbringing in Ohio to now nearly four decades living in the Capital Region. It’s also what led her to shift from a 36-year career working in nonprofits to building the new Nevada County Economic Development Office from the ground up as its first program manager. Throughout her career, Parker says, she has felt an openness to learning new things.