A Very Napa St. Patrick’s Day

A Very Napa St. Patrick’s Day

Although Napa Valley is famous for its award-winning wines, the beer scene is also creating a buzz. Over the last few years, the area has opened multiple artisanal breweries that produce handcrafted IPA’s, pilsners, ambers, stouts and ales along with foodie- caliber...
The Roman Spa Hot Springs Resort Calistoga

The Roman Spa Hot Springs Resort Calistoga

A Cool Vibe: The Roman Spa Hot Springs Resort Calistoga Calistoga is having ‘a moment’ thanks to its plethora of natural hot springs. Once considered slightly passé and definitely old school, ‘taking the waters’ is cool again. Millennials are discovering what their...
Pilates Napa Valley

Pilates Napa Valley

Popular Napa Valley Pilates Studio Doubles and Then Triples in Size to Meet Demand of Pilates Lovers Pilates Napa Valley’s motto has always been to “tone, sweat and transform” with their fitness-style Pilates classes. Now after 12-years, owner Heidi Strong invites...
Kent Parker

Kent Parker

Transforming Natural Mediums into Evocative Works of Art Kent Parker creates  time-less functional art pieces in wood that will be cherished for generations. His home is like walking into a sanctuary where the fine details of his home are personally hand-crafted...
Jack London Square

Jack London Square

Hot on the Oakland/Alameda Wine Trail Just an hour drive from Napa, Oakland and Alameda’s cool nautical breezes provide a welcome juxtaposition to the hills and valleys of wine country. The two Bayfront locales have reinvented themselves multiple times throughout the...
Hendrickson Family Vineyards

Hendrickson Family Vineyards

Passion and Privilege Marilyn Hendrickson grew-up on the Atlas Peak acreage on which she now grows some of the valley’s most sought-after Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. The Foss Valley property called simply ‘The Ranch,’ has been in the family for 100 years, and was...
Ray Hanson

Ray Hanson

INTRIGUING JACK OF MANY TRADES Ray Hanson doesn’t retire well. The firefighter tried in 2009, but he soon was busy again. Fortunately, he had 650 Cabernet Sauvignon vines growing in his acre lot in Coombsville that had been sold to Caymus Vineyards, so he started...
Lobo Wine

Lobo Wine

Encore Career Results in Applause for Krys and Randy Wulff The Wulffs had twenty plus years in non-wine related businesses before embarking on their “encore career” with Lobo Wines. For Randy, it was twenty years as a trial lawyer followed by another twenty as a...
VinRoc Wine Caves

VinRoc Wine Caves

Like the Vines of Atlas Peak, VinRoc Continues to Thrive Over 20 years ago, Michael Parmenter and Kiky Lee constructed a home, planted vines, dug a cave, and built a winery high on the east slope of Napa Valley, nestled below the majestic Atlas Peak. Their property...
Alta Napa Valley

Alta Napa Valley

Engaging the Eye and the Palette If it’s true that the label sells the wine, then it would be surprising to find Alta Napa Valley varietals on any retail shelf. The eye-catching graphic images of the owl and bear that grace this winery’s five wines  are the...