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The Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation Changes Lives
Arnulfo Solorio ventured to Napa from his native Mexico at age 14 to follow his dream of attending school. In Mexico, he was told by his rancher family that “books do not feed you; land and animals do.” But from an early...
Napa Green: Leading the Movement Towards a More Sustainable Wine Industry
by Marisa McCann The Napa Valley wine industry is uniquely positioned to lead the sustainability movement. Wineries are at the forefront of wildfires, drought, and climate change and are given a great platform to tell their...
Third Annual Philanthropy Issue
“Giving is not just about making a donation. It’s about making a difference”. – Kathy Calvin, Former CEO, United Nations Foundation Too often, people assume to be called a philanthropist, there must be a monetary...
Napa Valley Vintners
Napa Valley Vintners Reinvents Community Fundraising with Innovative Collective Napa Valley Three decades before the 1976 Judgment of Paris tasting elevated the Napa Valley’s status as a winegrowing region, the seven...
Jean-Charles Boisset: On Track to Preserve Napa’s History
As Ariel Saland, an expert Buena Vista Winery guide, leads guests through a small, tunnel-like passageway, she explains how the opening allowed mid-1800s winery workers to enter what was once a champagne cave....
Napa Valley Education Foundation
Jennifer Stewart‘s commitment to Napa Valley education is in her bones. She’s a fifth-generation Napa Valley resident who went through the Napa public school system, and today, her son is in elementary school. Now, as...
Napa Valley Country Club
When visiting Napa Valley Country Club (NVCC) for the first time, most people's reaction is often one of wonderment. “They look around and wonder why they’ve never heard of this place,” said Heather Vigil, the club’s...
Eiko’s Own Allison Hallum
When one looks to Napa Valley to discover its appeal as one of the region’s best places to work and live, they need not look further than local restauranteur Allison Hallum. As Proprietor of sister restaurants,...
Customized Health and Wellness in Napa
Tessa Mini and Matt Kathol spent two years of their young married life on separate ends of the country. Personal trainers and founders of Bare Health and Fitness in Napa, the pair provides on-site, and when requested,...
Napa Valley’s Breathing Day Wellness
Chelsea Andre’s Napa-based business, Breathing Day Wellness, has undergone significant transformations in the past year, and more changes are underway. The yoga and wellness coach had already pivoted several times to meet...
Cheers, The Good Life
Dear Friends, The excitement of another harvest season reminds us how fortunate we are to live and work here in the world’s premier wine region. In the wake of an extremely challenging year, Napa Valley is once again...
ONEHOPE WINE – Rooted in Purpose
Thank Grandma Sylvia. When most women did not work outside the home, Grandma Sylvia started a home-based business in Cleveland, Ohio, selling market research to local companies. Her entrepreneurial spirit laid the building...
Napa Valley Country Club
As Golf bursts back onto the scene as one of the few safe havens during Covid, Napa Valley Country Club (NVCC) has parlayed the newly found demand into “the busiest summer, fall, and now winter in our recorded history,”...
A Tribute To Steven Spurrier (1941-2021)
When asked how California wines were viewed in France in 1976, Steven Spurrier replied, “California wines were not viewed. California wine did not exist.” In his memoir, A Life in Wine, Spurrier describes his introduction...
The Gonzales Group’s Superheroes
The Hispanic Dream Team Fans of Marvel Comics know all about Superheroes. Whether it be the X-Men, Avengers, or Guardians of the Galaxy, the plotline surrounds a group of superheroes who use their powers for good. Each...
In 2020 Napa Turns to OLE Health
It would be hard to overstate just how difficult 2020 has been for the Napa community which has been confronted with a global pandemic, wildfires, uncertainty, and stress over the course ...
Napa Harvest Season
Through the Lens of Local Napa Photographer, Bob McClenahan Every year from August through October, vintners and vineyard workers collaborate closely with mother nature to farm the year’s grape vineyards to their peak of...
Downtown Napa Rides
Mike Flohr is an ideas man. He is already a successful small business owner and a dedicated teacher at Vintage High School, so after discovering a complimentary, tip-based ride service while visiting Scottsdale, Arizona, he...
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Turns 50
The incredible success story of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars is like a fairy tale—one that’s full of propitious, delicious magic and extraordinary timing. A true American legacy, the brand was born 11 years before ...
Soroptimist International of Napa
Unlocking the Potential of Women and Girls Soroptimist International is a global volunteer organization with over 160,000 members and supporters in 21 countries whose main objective is to provide women and girls with access...
