Napa Valley’s Ralph Hertelendy
The Man, Wine and Vision Ralph Hertelendy describes himself as a Renaissance Man and overachiever. He speaks five languages, loves participating in sports (including skydiving and driving fast cars), is a classically trained pianist, artist and winemaker. He is...
Authentic Napa Valley at Pope Valley Winery
DRINKING IT ALL IN The truth is, wide-open spaces and panoramic vistas have a great deal more appeal than highways and traffic jams. To imagine the look of Northern California’s wine country when wine country was young, head just over the hill from St. Helena to...
Napa Valley’s 601 Cellars
Taking a Chance and Beating the Odds Often it’s the most challenging feats in life that reap the greatest rewards, whether it be putting a man on the moon, developing a life-saving vaccine, or successfully producing small-batch, off-the-grid varietals in Napa...
Napa Valley’s O’Shaughnessy Winery
PERSONAL. PRIVATE. PICTURESQUE. Because no one arrives here by accident, everyone arrives here intentionally. That’s an integral part of the trailblazer story at O’Shaughnessy Estate Winery on Howell Mountain, an appellation that starts at an elevation of 1,400-feet,...
Napa Valley’s Red Thread Wines
As the world starts to open and reconnect, the story behind Red Thread Wines celebrates many of the things that connect one another, from the terroir to the grape and bottle to food, family, and friends. Red Thread Wines is a small producer created by Brian Brakesman...
Napa Valley’s Kukeri Wines
A Labor of Love Fortunate are those that undertake a labor of love. Petar Kirilov, founder and winemaker of Kukeri Wines, is one of the hard-working ones to which this biblical passage applies. Focusing on small lots of quality Napa Cabernets and a few Pinot Noirs...
Napa Valley’s Hess Collection Winery
A Distinctly Different Destination Take a scenic drive up in the Mayacamas Mountains, shaped over five million years ago, where The Hess Collection Winery is one-of-a-kind. Off the beaten path on the forested slopes of Mount Veeder, visitors can appreciate this...
Napa’s Very Own Scott Palazzo
Makes Food Wines Almost two decades ago, while sitting in what was then the Raven movie theatre in Healdsburg, Scott Palazzo watched as Miles, the wine snob and main character of the movie Sideways, angrily trashed Merlot and refused to drink it. Palazzo’s heart sank....
