Hyde Vineyard Estate Winery
Talking Approachable Merlot with Chris Hyde Chris Hyde, general manager of Hyde Vineyards recalled, “It started with my father, making Merlot in the barn. My dad, Larry, had come to Carneros in 1979 after working at all these great places such as Stag’s Leap, Robert...
Merlot
Tracking its renaissance in Napa Valley Over the past 50 years, it’s hard to imagine where the wine mecca of Napa Valley would be if not for Merlot’s early success, the noble red grape variety that burst on the scene in the late 1970s. Especially when one considers...
Fantesca’s Dlynn Proctor
Pays Homage to Old World Wines in Newly Curated Tasting Space In a globally celebrated destination known for rolling vineyards, beautiful weather, and distinguished winery architecture, Fantesca Estate & Winery is throwing a curveball. The acclaimed...
Chief Robert Plummer
INTRIGUING COMMUNITY PROTECTOR Since his arrival in Napa more than two years ago as Chief of Police, Robert Plummer’s goal has been to build upon the community engagement portion of policing initiated by his predecessor, City Manager...
George O’Meara
INTRIGUING SMALL WINERY ADVOCATE As CEO of Save the Family Farms, a group of owner-occupied, Napa Valley grape growers that classify themselves as ‘micro-producers,’ George O’Meara works to protect Napa’s smallest wineries and vineyards. His goal is that Napa County...
Cathy Buck
INTRIGUING NAPA ENTREPRENEUR Cathy Buck’s 20 years as a realtor in Michigan did not necessarily qualify her for a career in the movie theater business. But as proprietor of St. Helena’s Cameo Cinema, the former waterfront properties specialist found a calling. “The...
Larry Hyde
INTRIGUING GROWER Known for his farming passion and innovative farming techniques, Larry Hyde of Hyde Vineyards has made Napa Valley his home for more than 40 years. The influential grower knew that grape growing was his calling when he signed up for his first...
Ken Frank
INTRIGUING CHEF Chef Ken Frank opened the first La Toque on the Sunset Strip at age 23. After a 14-year run, and a succession of other high- profile culinary positions, he heeded the call of wine country and moved north to open a new La Toque in Rutherford in 1998...
