The Estate Yountville

The Estate Yountville

Occupying an enviable position on 22 acres of prized real estate in downtown Yountville, two boutique hotels comprise The Estate Yountville, a ‘village-within-a- village’ concept. These unique properties with decidedly different personalities— Vintage House on the...
Napa Valley Aloft

Napa Valley Aloft

Brightly colored hot air balloons drifting across the rolling hills of Napa Valley, just as the sun rises, is enough to stop everything and gaze. It’s as if one stepped into a storybook setting. The awe of such a sight is inspiring. Imagine being in the hot...
The Ink House

The Ink House

Napa Valley is known for its lifestyle emphasizing rustic elegance, pioneering spirit, and wine, wine, wine. There’s also a revived interest in the area’s history, and Jean-Charles Boisset of The Boisset Collection is at the heart of the movement. “We have a keen...
Colorado For The Adventurous Wine Seeker

Colorado For The Adventurous Wine Seeker

Snow-capped peaks and rugged mountainous terrain aren’t exactly the first characteristics of terroir that come to mind when one thinks about an ideal wine-growing region—especially when looking at domestic wines. But in Colorado, grape growers have found their footing...
French-Born Artist Isabelle Maynard

French-Born Artist Isabelle Maynard

Isabelle Maynard’s art interest originated during her youth while living in the French countryside. Within her small village, she was constantly aware of nature, and as a young child with artistic talent, she started capturing her observations on paper. “Nature was my...
Side Trip: West Sonoma Coast

Side Trip: West Sonoma Coast

Following a decade-long conversation, all eyes turned to a beautiful and remote place when California’s newest AVA, West Sonoma Coast Vintners, was finally established in May 2022. One of the goals of Sonoma County’s nineteenth AVA is to “define the West Sonoma...