2020 Best of Napa Valley Awards – Readers Choice
You came, you saw, you voted…and the results are in. With record-breaking numbers, Napa Valley Life is pleased to present our annual Best of Napa Valley Reader’s Choice Awards. This year we fine-tuned our voting categories to appeal to both our local and visitor...
Merrill Lynch’s Eric Gonzales – Leading a Life of Value
There is oatmeal everywhere, and Eric Gonzales is in the thick of it. A pink streak crosses the evening sky, and a half-moon appears above the river as a culturally diverse crowd of volunteers gather in an empty Napa Riverfront restaurant space. They are there to...
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
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
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
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
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
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...
