Reynolds Family Winery
There’s an inside joke in Napa Valley: when a Reynolds Family Winery invitation hits your inbox, you don’t decline. Even if you’re a winemaker at a different winery. Especially if you’re a winemaker. Over the years, Reynolds events have earned a reputation as the kind...
Yount Mill Vineyards
For all the Pelissa-Hoxsey family has built in Napa Valley—celebrated wine labels, a long-running custom-crush facility, and a century of organic farming—it’s Yount Mill Vineyards that best captures who they are. Yount Mill isn’t a single plot, but a collection of...
Behind the Vine: Merlot
When wine lovers speak of Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon often steals the spotlight. But Merlot—its softer, silkier counterpart—has long played a vital role in shaping the region’s vinous identity. With a reputation for lush texture, elegant fruit, and blending...
Karen Crouse Napa Valley
Mustard paints the Napa Valley floor in bold yellow each winter, a striking contrast to bare vines and rain darkened hillsides. While the landscape looks alive with color, nature is fully focused on restoration, shifting into dormancy and preparing for the growing...
A Mid-Century Reimagined
Some homes are renovated to solve a problem. Others are reworked with a longer view in mind. On Stonecrest Drive in Napa, a 1960s Mid-Century Modern house was transformed with a guiding principle: the idea of legacy. The homeowners, Malcolm and Ann Plant,...
Danielle Louton
When Danielle Louton arrived in Napa just over a year and a half ago, she immediately appreciated the way residents care about community. Though she had spent years in the Bay Area and grew up in the Midwest, the valley’s strong sense of purpose—rooted in agriculture,...
Tonewood & Courage
On First Street in downtown Napa, a new kind of gathering place is striking a chord. Tonewood & Courage, a guitar shop and intimate performance space, has opened with ambitions far beyond retail: to create a home for musicians, music lovers, and anyone who...
2026 Best Of Napa Valley Awards
Every year, Napa Valley Life invites our readers and the Napa Valley community to come together and celebrate what makes this region truly exceptional. The Best of Napa Valley Readers Choice Awards have become a cherished tradition — an opportunity for...