Napa Valley’s Best Tacos
Tacos have an uncertain origin, but college professor Jeffrey M. Pilcher, who spent decades researching (and tasting) the history and evolution of Mexican cuisine, believes both the word and food originated with 18th-century Mexican silver miners. At the time, the...
Napa Valley’s ARCUDI WINES
Story By: Fran Miller // Photo By: Bob McClenahan A Vineyard Road Less Travelled: winemaker TONY ARCUDI From Naval missile navigation engineer to IBM product manager to award-winning winemaker, Tony Arcudi’s path to Napa Valley was not of the straight and narrow...
Napa Valley’s PUNCH VINEYARDS
Story By: Layne Randolph // Photo By: Dakota Salazar MIGUEL CARATACHEA: A Napa Valley Treasure In early October 2017, wildfires broke out across Napa Valley. Over the next month, these wildfires would break records for the most damage and loss of life in California...
Napa Valley’s KUKERI WINES
Story By: Layne Randolph // Photos Courtesy of Kukeri Wines Wines with the Wow Factor The Kukeri is a centuries-old Bulgarian tradition that begins after the new year and continues through Lent. Townspeople dance in costume and animal-like masks to chase away evil...
ROCCA FAMILY VINEYARDS
Story By: Elizabeth Smith Hand Crafted, Organically Farmed, Family Owned On Devlin Road, just south of the city of Napa, lies one of the area’s hidden gems, the Rocca House by Rocca Family Vineyards. Mary Rocca purchased the restored Victorian home in 2009, which...
Napa Valley’s FORTHRIGHT WINERY
Story By: Elizabeth Smith // Photos Courtesy of Forthright Winery A Craft. A Code. A Fellowship. Forthright Winery is the story of four men – Patrick McEvoy, Rafer Caudill, Selcuk Sanliturk, and Ed Stritch – who have known each other for decades and have a collective...
LIVING UP TO THE MEANING KAZUMI WINES
Story By: Laurie Jo Miller Farr // Photos courtesy of Kazumi Wines Introducing Koshu Varietal to the U. S. When Michelle Kazumi Sakazaki lived in Milan and worked at a top Italian fashion house, she didn’t expect winemaking to be in her future. However, during those...
Get a Taste of Napa’s Burgeoning Beer Scene
Most know Napa Valley for its world-class wines and Michelin-starred restaurants. However, the craft beer brewery and taproom scene from Napa to Calistoga is exploding with a post-pandemic renaissance of local favorites and the introduction of new and exciting...
