Cooking with Karen Crouse

Cooking with Karen Crouse

Bread pudding’s origin dates to the 11th century in England as a use for stale bread so it would not go to waste. It has since graced the menus of fine restaurants around the globe. My recipe is a fusion of simple ingredients and easy techniques I have experimented...
Eiko’s New Menu Reveal

Eiko’s New Menu Reveal

Eiko’s Modern Japanese Cuisine is a favorite of Napa locals, with Chef Takeki Noma sending out a stream of exceptional dishes from his kitchen daily. The restaurant’s menu is expansive: Japanese tapas, signature “sushi” rolls, assorted tempura, and mouthwatering...
Chef Stefano Masanti

Chef Stefano Masanti

Fifteen-time Michelin Star Chef Stefano Masanti’s future was preordained at eight when he asked his parents for a chef’s jacket for Christmas. His father, Franco, bought the smallest jacket he could find, and his grandmother, Elsa, tailored it to fit him perfectly....
Hertelendy Vineyards

Hertelendy Vineyards

To an outsider, it all seems so easy. Grow some grapes, harvest, crush and ferment them, bottle the juice, and slap on a label. But the truth is, winemaking is not necessarily for the faint of heart, something Ralph Hertelendy knows well. As proprietor of Hertelendy...
Harvest At Grgich

Harvest At Grgich

“At Grgich Hills, we grow grapes like my grandfather did, farming without chemicals and pesticides,” said Ivo Jeramaz, winemaker and VP of Vineyards and Production at the Rutherford-based winery. Jeramaz began his winemaking career in his native Croatia, where he...
40 Years of Terroir

40 Years of Terroir

Canard Vineyard has been making hand-crafted estate wines in Napa Valley since 1984. However, it has remained a bit of a secret as they produce a very limited number of cases each year and, until recently, were not open to the public for tastings. Most of their highly...
Tempranillo

Tempranillo

Revered as Spain’s most important grape, the thick-skinned, black Tempranillo grape is particularly beloved for its showing in Rioja wines, of which it comprises the majority blend with other regional red grapes such as Garnacha, Mazuelo, and Graciano. As a singular...
Getting Dirty

Getting Dirty

Calistoga is a magnet for people who are passionate about mud baths. Meanwhile, some people are apprehensive about them, and others are in the dark about taking the plunge. So, it’s time to reveal all — pun intended. As a therapeutic treatment, not much has changed...
Art and Wine Blend Beautifully 

Art and Wine Blend Beautifully 

Art, wine, and design merge beautifully at Serge Sorokko Gallery + Martin Ray Vineyards & Winery Tasting Room, a first-of-its-kind experience within an architecturally stunning indoor-outdoor space in Downtown Napa. The gallery exhibits a rotating selection...
Redwoods and More

Redwoods and More

Humboldt County needn’t be humble about its vast appeal. Home to giant old-growth coast redwoods, majestic ocean beaches, charming Victorian towns, and a legendary Bigfoot, it’s 250 miles north from Downtown Napa to (great name!) Eureka, the quaint county...