The Ultimate Gift Experience

The Ultimate Gift Experience

In pursuit of a ‘life well lived’, creating an environment fastened to the earth lies at the heart of Gabrielle Collection taste +. “Everything relates back to our philosophy,” expressed Gabrielle Leonhard O’Connell, Proprietor   of  ...
Floating Over Napa Valley

Floating Over Napa Valley

As grapes turn into wine through the magic of art plus science, so too the lift of a hot air balloon. Because the air filling the inside of the balloon is heated, and therefore less dense than the air outside, it’s up, up, and away. Lift is maintained by the pilot’s...
Discovering Hipness and History in Sonoma

Discovering Hipness and History in Sonoma

Anywhere one goes in the town of Sonoma, they’re surrounded by history. Indigenous people lived and hunted these lands in the shadow of the Mayacamas Mountains for 12,000 years. Franciscan friars built their last mission here in 1823.  And in 1844, General...
Three Sticks

Three Sticks

Raise a Glass to California History It’s not every day that a wine tasting experience provides access to the oldest continuously inhabited structure in Sonoma. Built in 1842 when Northern California was still part of Mexico, the Adobe is home to the tasting room at...
The Story of Ômina Romana

The Story of Ômina Romana

A Wine Project of Italian Excellence Near Velletri, just 25 miles from Rome in a central Italian region bordering the Tyrrhenian Sea, Ômina Romana established its roots at 800 feet, high up in the Alban Hills atop  the  caldera  remains  of a...
Mara Adelman

Mara Adelman

Some people know how to live well; they become masters of their profession and then use that knowledge and passion to impact the world in a positive way. Mara Adelman is one of those individuals. Mara’s personal arc took her from teaching at prestigious American...