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Napa’s Gateway of Cool-Climate Elegance
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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...

New Frontier Wine Co.

Story By: Mark Gudgel | Photos By: Stephanie Wolden, Wineglass Marketing Come In, Relax and Stay Awhile Winery tasting rooms have been an integral part of the wine-tasting experience for quite some time. In the past, it was...

LAKE SONOMA WINERY

Story By: Layne Randolph Sonoma County’s Sense of Place Like the wine she crafts, Lake Sonoma Winery’s winemaker, Jaime “JJ” Dowell, has found her sense of place in Sonoma County. Famous for its 18 diverse appellations,...

Boisset Collection

Story By: Layne Randolph // Photos By: Scott Chebegia Bringing the Inside Out Jean Charles Boisset, the proprietor of the eponymous Boisset Collection, is a champion of innovative approaches to luxury, exquisite fine wine,...

Napa Valley Vintners

Napa Valley Vintners Reinvents Community Fundraising with Innovative Collective Napa Valley Three decades before the 1976 Judgment of Paris tasting elevated the Napa Valley’s status as a winegrowing region, the seven...

Derek Baljeu of Knights Bridge Winery

Story By: Laurie Jo Miller Farr // Photos Courtesy of Knights Bridge Winery Meet Knights Bridge Winemaker DEREK BALJEU An 1877 lithograph beautifully illustrates the point—the vineyards of Knights Bridge Winery occupy a...

Victoria Coleman With LOBO WINES

Story By: Laurie Jo Miller Farr // Photos Courtesy of Lobo Wines [Coleman] Is “A Perfectionist” Fifteen vintages ago, Lobo Wines Proprietor Randy Wulff interviewed Victoria Coleman for a winemaker position. Already...

STAG’S LEAP WINE CELLARS

Story By: Melissa Vogt // Photos Courtesy of Stag's Leap Wine Cellars 30 VINTAGES of FAY Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Celebrates this World-Class Wine When it comes to history in Napa Valley, Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars is one of...

ARTESA WINERY

Story By: Fran Miller // Photos Courtesy of Artesa Winery Born in Barcelona. Raised in Napa Valley. With more than 400 wineries within the Napa Valley, Amy Poehler had her pick of picturesque sites from which to film scenes...

MATERRA | CUNAT FAMILY VINEYARDS

Story By: Layne Randolph // Photos By: Neena Heitz Expanding for the Future When warmly greeted at their car with a glass of wine and a smile, Materra’s guests immediately know they are in for something special. Situated on...

VAULT WINE & ARTIFACTS CALISTOGA

Story By: Fran Miller // Proprietor-Vintners Mario Sculatti and Trevor Mallett // Photos Courtesy of Vault Wine & Artifacts Curating the Best of Napa Originality within the world of wine tasting typically consists of...

NAPA VALLEY Sangiovese

Story By: Melissa Vogt Small Parcels Yield Rare Gems Napa Valley is synonymous with Cabernet Sauvignon, so why do producers craft wines from varietals that seem “out of place” for the region? Although Napa Valley has hung...

FORTUNATI VINEYARDS

Story By: Layne Randolph // Photo By: Joel Weiss Well-Rounded, Multi-Layered, Food-Friendly Wines Just a mile north of downtown Napa in the Oak Knoll District AVA, Fortunati Vineyards stands on ten-plus acres of prime Napa...

Miner Family Winery

Story By: Fran Miller // Photos Courtesy of Miner Family Winery Inviting Warmth at MINER FAMILY WINERY It is fitting that Miner Family Winery’s logo is derived from the symbol for the Assyrian Sun God Ashur. The...

TRINITAS CELLARS

Story By: Elizabeth Smith // Photos Courtesy of Trinitas Cellars Celebrating 20 Years of Sun, Soil, and Humanity In 2002, Tim and Steph Busch founded Napa Valley’s Trinitas Cellars. Today, twenty years later,...

Grgich Hills Estate

Story By: Laurie Jo Miller Farr // Photos By: Rocco Ceselin Grgich Hills Estate Winery and Regenerative Viticulture Deeply rooted in family and widely acclaimed as a Napa Valley legacy, much has been written about Grgich...

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