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WINE COUNTRY
Featuring Napa’s best wines, wineries, and winemakers
Oct 27, 2025
Autumn Pursuits at St. Supéry
Limited-time tours and tastings give visitors an inside look at their busiest season.
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Yountville
For oenophiles traveling from afar or day-tripping from a nearby location, Yountville is a must-visit. With its lavish wineries, tasting rooms, and dynamic range of varietals, this tiny Napa Valley town is a mecca for those...
Side Trip: Healdsburg
‘It was just a little farm town,’ locals tend to say when speaking of “old” Healdsburg (just over twenty years ago). That’s no longer the case, as evidenced by the Healdsburg Wine and Food Experience (HWFE), the first...
Model Growers
There are few landscapes as authentically rugged as Circle R Ranch & Vineyards still found in Napa Valley. The 1,189 acres of conservation land has hosted a working ranch since the mid-19th century when William and...
Atlas Peak
The Atlas Peak American Viticultural Area (AVA) is nestled on the western slopes of the Vaca Mountains in Napa Valley. It dominates the landscape at an elevation of 2,663 feet and stands not just as the highest point in...
Al & Sonia Franklin
Al and Sonia Franklin have lived in four places since they married, but none can compare to Napa Valley. “None have been as warm and embracing as the people we have met in Napa. We are both incredibly impressed with how...
Antinori Napa Valley
The Antinori Napa Valley estate was born from the dream and the challenge of Marchese Piero Antinori to create a sublime expression of Napa Valley mountain terroir after his first visit to this land. Remarkably, this Tuscan...
Seven Apart Winery
Seven Apart Winery elegantly showcases its AVA with four special labels named for the specifics of its estate vineyard’s terroir If the Napa Valley AVAs were illustrated as clubs, Atlas Peak would be the one full of all the...
Culinary Adventures on the Napa Valley Wine Train
When there are so many worthy excursions to enjoy in Napa Valley, it’s often hard to decide what to add to the roster. So many possibilities, so little time. Any good day in the valley should include spectacular scenery,...
Sequoia Grove’s Wine Tasting Experiences
Sequoia Grove could easily skate on its viticultural accolades, but this Rutherford-based winery continues to innovate, earning its rightful designation as one of Napa’s most hospitable tasting rooms. The winery’s allure is...
Authentic Acres
After the concept of farm-to-table dining became internationally popularized, many experiences that use the term have veered from its origins. However, farm-to-table authenticity holds true in Napa Valley, especially at...
Focus on Food Pairings at Priest Ranch Tasting Room
There are (at least) three delicious reasons why the Priest Ranch tasting room in the heart of Yountville will please a person’s palate: bacon, caviar, and chocolate. Here’s a hint: each one is the tasty star of an...
Forks and Corks 2024
Nestled in the heart of California's wine country, Napa Valley is a world-renowned destination for food and wine enthusiasts, offering a unique blend of world-class wines and culinary delights. In this issue, we celebrate...
The Lincoln + Ace & Vine
Visitors to Napa Valley are often surprised to find that most businesses close relatively early. After a day filled with wine tasting, guests typically enjoy a leisurely dinner, only to realize that most local restaurants...
Side Trip: Bodega Bay
As the warm summer months begin to encompass the Bay area, a day or weekend reprieve to the cool, breezy temperatures and laid-back vibe of Bodega Bay is a popular choice for many who live inland. If it weren’t for the 1963...
There’s No Place Like Sicily
With its prime location in the Mediterranean Sea and sunny skies, Sicily has been a beacon of winemaking for thousands of years. Influences from Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Normans, Arabs, and Romans have each left...
Mt. Veeder
In a region filled with endless views of sprawling valley-floor vines, it may come as a wonder that any producer in Napa Valley takes to the rugged terrain of the mountains for growing grapes. But for many producers, the...
Champagne Tasting Stars
Over 400 years ago, Pierre Pérignon joined the Benedictine Abbey of Hautvillers in the Champagne region of France. As a monk, he was given the honorary title of Dom and the prestigious position of cellar master. As the...
Jenner-By-The-Sea
Jenner, California, officially Jenner-by-the-Sea, is just that: by the sea. It hugs the hills of the dramatic Pacific coastline on its west side, has the iconic Pacific Coast Highway, Highway 1, running through its center,...
Volcano to the Sea
Romans sometimes call their city Caput Mundi—the capital of the world in Latin. And for centuries, it was just that. Romans famously moved, traveled, and conquered lands across the mundi, but there was nowhere more Roman...
Wine Regions Series: Santé!
For visitors to Alsace, an appreciation of a strong sense of identity is one of the key takeaways. At the top of the list of things for which Alsace is known, there’s food and wine: specifically, excellent white wine to...
