Bob Torres

Bob Torres

by | Jun 27, 2024 | COMMUNITY, home featured

Giving back to the community is a tradition in the Torres family. In 1989, Vera Trinchero Torres donated $10,000 to help establish a Boys & Girls Club in St. Helena (known today as the Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Helena and Calistoga) (BGCSHC). Her son...
Nature’s Way Montessori

Nature’s Way Montessori

by | Jun 27, 2024 | home featured, COMMUNITY

With the belief that education should be accessible, inclusive, and aligned with the natural curiosity and potential of every child, Monica MacDonald founded Nature’s Way Montessori pre-school in 2013. Over the last 11 years, MacDonald and Nature’s Way have...
Napa Valley’s Burgeoning Food Truck Scene

Napa Valley’s Burgeoning Food Truck Scene

by | Jun 20, 2024 | EAT, home featured

Just when it seemed dining out was out of reach due to the rising cost of everything, along came an army of food trucks ready to serve up hot, tasty, inexpensive treats. Though Napa has always had its share of fabulous taco trucks and, more recently, catering food...
Mt. Veeder

Mt. Veeder

by | Jun 6, 2024 | home featured, SIP

In a region filled with endless views of sprawling valley-floor vines, it may come as a wonder that any producer in Napa Valley takes to the rugged terrain of the mountains for growing grapes. But for many producers, the steep slopes of the mountainous appellations in...
Napa Varietal Series: Obscure Grapes

Napa Varietal Series: Obscure Grapes

by | May 30, 2024 | home featured, SIP Feature

Cabernet Sauvignon may be the King of Napa Valley, but other varieties are faring very well, and more and more wineries are bringing lesser-known grapes to life in Sonoma and Napa terroir, including some that are almost extinct in their native land. Some local...
Jenner-By-The-Sea

Jenner-By-The-Sea

by | May 16, 2024 | home featured, SIP, Travel

Jenner, California, officially Jenner-by-the-Sea, is just that: by the sea. It hugs the hills of the dramatic Pacific coastline on its west side, has the iconic Pacific Coast Highway, Highway 1, running through its center, and climbs higher on its eastern side into...