CLIF FAMILY WINERY

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 healthy foods and passionate cycling...
Napa Valley Wine Train

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 with his newfound riches, Brannan next bought...
Yolo County’s Winters

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 statehood in 1850. The name is derived from...
Vying for Viognier

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 parcels in two tiny appellations: Condrieu...
KATNIP WINES

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 met. “It was a family thing,” said Pratt,...
ACRE WINES

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 on the access to incredible vineyards and...