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
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
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
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
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...
Farella Vineyard
Celebrating 40+ Years of Authenticity Their Cabernet Sauvignon might receive most of the kudos, but Merlot will always be king at Farella Vineyard. The Coombsville winery’s Merlot plantings date back to 1979 when Frank Farella moved to the area to become one of Napa...
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...
