Napa Valley’s Sound Advice

Napa Valley’s Sound Advice

Story By: Elizabeth Smith // Photos By: David Halloran, Sound Advice Hear and See What is Possible David Halloran founded SOUND ADVICE in 1995 with a passion for high-performance audio, video and control systems. The company’s name also has a story. “I created SOUND...
Bid to Win – Napa Tracy Style

Bid to Win – Napa Tracy Style

To say it is a new order for buyers in the world of real estate is an understatement — and not for the faint of heart. But whether you are buying your first home or your fifth investment property, the stakes are high to get your offer accepted. Almost all viable...
Napa Valley Lobster Co.

Napa Valley Lobster Co.

The last couple of years have been challenging for everyone, particularly for small business owners in the restaurant industry, such as Ali and Ben Koenig. But for this dynamic duo, those challenges have been met with a healthy perspective on what matters most and a...
Napa Wild

Napa Wild

Chef Kory Stewart and his family founded Napa Wild in 2017 to bring high-quality wild foods, seasonal produce, and rare ingredients from sustainable, local farms and forests to restaurants and homes in Napa Valley. It began as a wholesale distribution company, but the...
Napa Valley’s Best Tacos

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

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

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

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

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

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...