Lauren Ackerman
INTRIGUING VINTNER Napa Valley vintner and community leader Lauren Ackerman never intended to enter the home restoration game. The creator of award- winning Ackerman Family Vineyards wines and recipient of the 2020 North Bay Women in Business Award became inexplicably...
Nick Cann
INTRIGUING ARTIST A fifth-generation Californian originally from Palo Alto, Nick Cann has been drawing as long as he can remember. Schooled at San Jose State University, the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, and the Art Center...
Amanda McCrossin
INTRIGUING WINE AFICIONADO Amanda McCrossin’s favorite quote is from Steve Martin: ‘Be so good they can’t ignore you.’ “It’s simple and obvious, but it somehow works as a great mantra whenever I’m feeling overwhelmed, or in need of a little direction,” said the wine...
Whitney Diver McEvoy
INTRIGUING COMMUNITY LEADER When Whitney Diver McEvoy joined the Yountville Chamber of Commerce in 2016 as president and CEO, her first goal was to rebuild the Chamber into an organization that could truly make a difference in the...
In 2020 Napa Turns to OLE Health
It would be hard to overstate just how difficult 2020 has been for the Napa community which has been confronted with a global pandemic, wildfires, uncertainty, and stress over the course of this year. The impact on those who are...
Napa Valley’s Most Intriguing 2020
“If you have a taste for exceptional people, you always end up meeting them everywhere” – Pierre Mac Orlan Whitney Diver McEvoy INTRIGUING COMMUNITY LEADER When Whitney Diver McEvoy joined the Yountville Chamber of Commerce in 2016 as president...
The Grape Escape
Circus clowns, sea monsters, and mad scientists may not be the characters one encounters on a typical day in wine country, but they are the protagonists inside the immersive worlds of the Grape Escape, Napa’s premier escape room. This real-life...
Hold My Glass
A different side of Napa Valley awaits those who venture off the beaten path. Indeed, many of the region’s most intimate experiences unfold from the front seat of an all- terrain vehicle (ATV) riding the rugged terrain that molds some of Napa’s finest wines. In an...
