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2019 Napa Valley Grower of the Year
2019 Napa Valley Grower of the Year Announced: Pete Richmond of Silverado Farming Company During a recent dinner, longtime Napa Valley farmer Pete Richmond was honored as the 2019 recipient of the prestigious Napa Valley...
Poggi Wines
Unapologetically Small - Poggi Wines When you meet Tom and Laurie Poggi, they sparkle with excitement when they talk about their unexpected foray into the world of winemaking and the inaugural release of their...
Kenefick Ranch Tasting Room
To join the Kenefick Ranch wine club is to become part of the Kenefick family. Members of this intimate group share not only the top-quality spoils of the winery’s small production of Bordeaux and Rhone varietals, they also...
Myriad Cellars
Myriad Cellars and the Myriad of Reason to Love 100 Point Winemaker Mike Smith. Winemaker Mike Smith is on a qualitative roll, garnering 100 point scores everywhere he turns. This past season alone, he added up five more...
Maroon Wines
The Best Wines You've Never Heard of: Maroon Wines Though Paul Maroon has grown grapes in the Napa Valley and been making his own wine for two decades, his label is not easily located. He has no tasting room; he...
The Hess Collection
The Hess Collection Elevates Wine Tasting There is more to Hess than meets the eye. Most wine drinkers are likely familiar with the ultra popular label, whose Chardonnay has long held prime...
Hyde Vineyard Estate Wines
Having long supplied some of California’s most revered wineries with grapes from his Carneros vineyard, it was only fitting that Larry Hyde eventually establish his own brand. It took him nearly thirty years to do so, but...
ZO Wines
A Farmstay Vineyard and Winery Estate One could visit ZO Wines in the Dry Creek Valley area of Sonoma County just to taste their acclaimed wines – the 2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition awarded their 2017...
Senders Wines
Creates Smiles Around the World Nothing goes better with a beautiful wine than a beautiful cause that allows children to smile again. Senders Wines with a Cause does that exactly. One hundred percent of their profits...
Black Cat Vineyard
Handcrafted Luxury Wines from Black Cat Vineyard For owner, winemaker, and farmer Tracey Reichow of Black Cat Vineyard, winemaking is the ultimate partnership between her and the earth itself. “With 20 ...
Pellet Estate
A Ghost Winery Reborn - Pellet Estate Tucked away on the west side of St. Helena in the heart of Napa Valley, a historic ghost vineyard re-emerged in 2010, where Eric Risch and iconic winemaker Tom Rinaldi craft wines...
Shadowbrook Winery
After Garnering 60 Medals From The Prestigious San Francisco Chronicle International Wine Competition, Shadowbrook Winery Opens State-of-the-Art Winery in Walnut Creek For just a minute forget everything you know about Napa...
Discover Coombsville, AVA
A once sleepy, understated grape growing region of the Napa Valley has long been the secret ingredient for many award-winning and 90-plus point wines. Acclaimed vintners like Robert Mondavi, Joseph Phelps, Louie Martini,...
Phifer Pavitt Wines
Date Night with Phifer Pavitt Wines: A Magical Experience Inscribed on every one of Phifer Pavitt’s wooden wine boxes is the phrase, ‘Wine is an expression of our approach to life; when you make time for what you love,...
Fayard Wines
Blazing a New Trail The past twelve months mark a significant milestone in the career of innovative entrepreneur and winemaker Julien Fayard. Just before the 2018 harvest, he relocated all of the winemaking operations...
Herb Lamb Vineyards
Continuity of Quality: Herb Lamb Vineyards Herb and Jennifer Lamb never intended to be winemakers. When they purchased their tiny 7.5-acre Napa property in 1987, their goal was simply to farm and sell the...
Trujillo Wines
Michael Trujillo has long been associated with several of Napa Valley’s notable wineries - Karl Lawrence Cellars, KaDieM Cellars, Herb Lamb Vineyards, and Madrigal. As the director of winemaking at Sequoia Grove, and...
Grandeur Cellars
A New Taste For Wine Storage Over the years, wine storage has typically resolved to an under cabinet wine fridge or custom spaced designed for a wine cellar. Through innovative vision and design, Grandeur Cellars has...
Shadybrook Estate
Which came first? The horses or the vines? At Shadybrook Estate, where a dozen gentle steeds roam the Coombsville AVA property, it’s a toss-up. Once a working ranch, pasture land has long given way to vines, and this hidden...
Elegant Wine Tours with Liam Mac Cana
Liam Mac Cana is not your ordinary wine tour guide. Like others in the industry, he owns and operates the requisite luxury vehicles (from Towncars to limousines and soon he’ll add a fourteen seat...
