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Featuring Napa’s best wines, wineries, and winemakers
Oct 9, 2024
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PAULA KORNELL SPARKLING WINE: Spectacular Sparklers, Napa Style
by Francie Low | Photos courtesy of Paula Kornell Sparkling Wine Sipping a sparkling wine, one cannot help but feel festive and happy. “Bubbles are for celebrations,” is the customary thinking. However, wine producer, Paula...
FRANK FAMILY’S TODD GRAFF: Celebrating 20 Years
BY MARISA MCCANN | PHOTOS COURTESY OF FRANK FAMILY VINEYARDS Frank Family Vineyards has exploded in popularity since its founding by former Disney Studios President, Rich Frank nearly three decades ago. But while...
Scalon Cellars: Good Fortune Plus Good Genes
by Laurie Jo Miller Farr | PHOTOS By SUZANNE BECKER BRONK Sometimes, serendipity is the spark for the best things. And Scalon Cellars seems to have more than its fair share of good fortune. Even the name was born by chance,...
BAZÁN CELLARS: Brand Building Fires Up Vintner Gloria Bazán
by DANIEL MANGIN | PHOTO COURTESy OF Bazán Cellars “What can I say—I like adventure,” laughed Gloria Bazán, explaining her decision to abandon a 15-year professional career in Michoacán, Mexico, to marry a Napa Valley...
601 Cellars: Grenache with Panache
Photo by Lowell Downey, Art & Clarity For many reasons, some vintners and growers in Napa Valley are starting to cast wider nets when determining which varietals to produce, breaking the conventional mold of making Napa...
VENGE VINEYARDS Winemaker Kirk Venge Is Having The Time Of His Life
by DANIEL MANGIN | PHOTOS COURTESY OF Venge Vineyards “We’re on the cusp of harvest,” enthused Kirk Venge in mid-August. “It’s going to be busy and exciting and I cannot wait for it to begin!” The winemaker appeared...
Fontanella Family Winery: Premium Without Pretense
by Elizabeth Smith | PHOTOS COURTESy OF Fontanella Family Winery In 2005, ambitious young couple Jeff and Karen Fontanella discovered a beautiful and serene 26-acre property nestled in the illustrious Mt. Veeder...
Malbec: Napa’s Best Kept Secret
WRITTEN BY MELISSA VOGT Malbec is one of the five grape varieties allowed in French Bordeaux and typically represents tiny fractions of those sought-after wines. It has become Argentina’s most important varietal. But what...
Santa Rosa: Wine Country’s Most Eclectic Blend
A drive on U.S. Route 101 or State Route 12 leads to landscapes blooming with wildflowers and cultivated gardens, rows of olive groves, and, yes… vineyards and wineries in various pockets in and outside of Santa Rosa’s city...
Oakville Grocery
Traveling along Napa Valley’s Highway 29, visitors wind past wineries, restaurants, and swaths of vineyards as far as the eye can see. The iconic wine road takes a journey through place and time, notably through Oakville,...
FRANK FAMILY VINEYARDS
Story By: Marisa McCain // Photos Courtesy of Frank Family Vineyards Frank Family’s Leslie Rosé: YOUR ONE-WAY TICKET TO SUMMER Napa Valley’s iconic Frank Family Vineyards has a profound passion for Pinot Noir, which they...
New Frontier Wine Co.
Story By: Charlene Peters// Photos By: Sandoval Media Bottles of Balance and Integrity The lavish setting inside the recently opened New Frontier Wine Co. in downtown Napa sets the stage for its 100-point wine-tasting...
The Mill Keeper Wines
Story By: Fran Miller // Cover Photo By: Maria Calderon Photography Authentic, Approachable, Affordable While many popular wine brands claim a romantic or charming backstory, the reality is often quite the opposite. Sold...
Sequoia Grove Winery
Story By: Daniel Mangin // Photos Courtesy of Sequoia Groves Chef Elevates Cabernet Sauvignon with Food Pairing Approach A steak and a Napa Valley Cab—this iconic combo has earned the valley pride of place on wine lists the...
CLIF FAMILY WINERY
Story By: Melissa Vogt // Photos Courtesy of Clif Family Winery St. Helena’s Little Gem Clif Family Winery brings together the very best in wine, cuisine, coffee, and cycling in the heart of St. Helena. As avid consumers of...
Napa Valley Wine Train
When California pioneer Sam Brannan found gold in 1848, he at once started a business selling mining supplies, became California’s first millionaire, and published California’s first newspaper, the California Star. Flush...
Yolo County’s Winters
About 40 miles east of St. Helena in the heart of Yolo County, Winters is probably quite used to gibes about #YOLO, the contemporary social media acronym. Actually, Yolo County is one of California’s oldest, dating back to...
Vying for Viognier
Story By: Melissa Vogt // Viognier Grapes-Photo courtesy of Fortunati Vineyards Select Producers Are Still Crafting Viognier in the Valley In the Northern Rhône Valley of France, Viognier vines are rooted in small vineyard...
KATNIP WINES
Story By: Charlene Peters A Serendipitous Journey The symbiotic relationship between Julia Child and Katie Pratt couldn’t have been predicted way back in the ‘60s when these two Cantabs (residents of Cambridge, Mass.) first...
ACRE WINES
Story By: Layne Randolph | Photos By: Mariana Calderon Photography Bringing It Full Circle When Mike and Talley Henry acquired Acre and One Acre Wines from founders Dave Becker and Bob Babbe in 2017, their primary focus was...
