Sonoma Artisan Foie Gras

The company: Sonoma-Artisan Foie Gras Farm, Francofile farmers producing the best duck meat and foie gras in Sonoma Valley, California.

The people: Guillermo and Junny Gonzalez, founders and owners, who spent time in Perigord to learn the traditional methods of raising ducks and producing foie gras and other duck products.

Why we picked them: Sonoma-Artisan is dedicated to high-quality all through the process, from raising the ducklings free-range to the traditional fattening stage, to butchering the ducks. The resulting foie gras is luscious, clean, and easy to cook with, the magrets, legs and rillettes are as good or better than what you’ll find in France.