Chardonnay

Chardonnay

Expanding Horizons with Napa Valley Chardonnay It was like a shot heard around the world when the 1973 Chardonnay crafted at Chateau Montelena Winery in Calistoga received the top score over top White Burgundy selections from France at the famed Judgment of Paris...
NVL Side Trip: Santa Barbara

NVL Side Trip: Santa Barbara

Wine Lover’s Paradise  Santa Barbara and its Urban Wine Trail With its Mediterranean-inspired architecture, expansive beaches enveloping Santa Ynez mountains, and year-round sunshine, no other United States locale so well mimics the aesthetic of the...
Wild Horse Valley AVA

Wild Horse Valley AVA

One of Napa’s Hidden Gems When farmers first began planting grapes in the Napa Valley, wild horses roamed the upland valley east of Napa town. Viticulturalists soon took notice of “Wild Horse Valley” and its unique micro-climate cooled by Pacific Ocean breezes that...
Merlot

Merlot

Tracking its renaissance in Napa Valley Over the past 50 years, it’s hard to imagine where the wine mecca of Napa Valley would be if not for Merlot’s early success, the noble red grape variety that burst on the scene in the late 1970s. Especially when one considers...
Napa Valley’s Most Intriguing 2020

Napa Valley’s Most Intriguing 2020

“If you have a taste for exceptional people, you always end up meeting them everywhere” – Pierre Mac Orlan   Whitney Diver McEvoy INTRIGUING COMMUNITY LEADER When Whitney Diver McEvoy joined the Yountville Chamber of Commerce in 2016 as president...