NVL Side Trip: Santa Barbara

NVL Side Trip: Santa Barbara

Wine Lover’s Paradise  Santa Barbara and its Urban Wine Trail With its Mediterranean-inspired architecture, expansive beaches enveloping Santa Ynez mountains, and year-round sunshine, no other United States locale so well mimics the aesthetic of the...
Ace & Vine

Ace & Vine

The BIG DEAL in Napa Imagine a card player taking a peek at his hand, raising an eyebrow as he glances at the dealer and looks over the other players seated across from him to take in the view through the open nano doors. Just outside is a 4,500 square-foot deck where...
Heritage Eats

Heritage Eats

Tripling Their Love and Commitment to Napa’s Community Ben and Ali Koenig opened Heritage Eats in Napa’s Bel Aire Plaza in 2015 to bring the valley a fast-casual, globally-inspired restaurant concept that thinks and acts locally. Opening and operating a family-owned,...
Southside Café

Southside Café

Love In Every Bite A café is  more than a café when the next visit cannot come soon enough. Great food plus good vibes – That’s where the wow factor comes in at Southside Café. At all three restaurants—Carneros, the original location; Yountville, at Stewart...
Napa Palisades Saloon And Beer Company

Napa Palisades Saloon And Beer Company

Moving Full Steam Ahead Napa Palisades Saloon and Beer Company is  celebrating  five  years in business in 2020. Owner Chuck Meyer attributes their success to his team and their willingness to remain relevant, adapt, and grow in light of current events...
Napa Valley’s Best Burgers

Napa Valley’s Best Burgers

With Napa Valley’s most planted grape variety being Cabernet Sauvignon, it is befitting that many of the area’s restaurants have burgers on their menus. Whether made from ground beef, lamb, pork, premier cuts of ribeye, or even plant-based meat options, they all...
Wild Horse Valley AVA

Wild Horse Valley AVA

One of Napa’s Hidden Gems When farmers first began planting grapes in the Napa Valley, wild horses roamed the upland valley east of Napa town. Viticulturalists soon took notice of “Wild Horse Valley” and its unique micro-climate cooled by Pacific Ocean breezes that...
Hertelendy Vineyards

Hertelendy Vineyards

Mystical Mountain Merlot When Ralph Hertelendy purchased his four acres on the slopes of Howell Mountain in 2014, Merlot grapes dominated the vineyard.  Hertelendy planned to tear out the existing vines to plant Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. But having...
Jarvis Estate Winery

Jarvis Estate Winery

A Story of Family and the Metamorphosis of Estate Grapes to World-Class Wine Just four miles outside the city of Napa and 1,200 feet above the valley floor, the stunning Jarvis Estate is a culmination of family, legacy winemaking, and environmental stewardship. THE...
CAMi Vineyards

CAMi Vineyards

Rooted in Cherished Memories and Serendipity Bordering Selby Creek and the Silverado  Trail,  CAMi  Vineyards  is  a small and arid three-acre patch of land that founder Laurie Shelton describes as “a slice of heaven.” She explained, “Paul...