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Featuring Napa’s best wines, wineries, and winemakers
Heritage and Community at Enriquez Estate Winery
Mario Bazán: Celebrating 50 Years in Napa Valley
Conn Creek Turns 50
The Social Side of Hertelendy Vineyards
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V. Sattui Winery
The V. Sattui winery story is historic and inspiring. Vittorio Sattui immigrated to the United States from Genoa, Italy, in 1882 and settled in San Francisco. Just three years later, he established St. Helena Wine Cellars,...
Dakota Shy
Like most wineries during the COVID shut down, Dakota Shy, located at the base of Pritchard Hill, pivoted. But their pivot entailed more than Zoom calls with wine club members. Instead, founder Todd Newman and winemaker Tom...
A Weekend in Yountville
Set against a backdrop of the Mayacamas mountains, Yountville is a storybook destination in the heart of the Napa Valley. Its 1.5 square miles of pristinely landscaped streets are peppered with luxury hotels, shops, and...
Priest Ranch
Visitors to the Napa Valley have an abundance of choices when selecting their wine tasting opportunities. But few wineries or tasting rooms can match the originality of Priest Ranch. The Vaca Mountain range producer of...
Napa Yard Oxbow Gardens
Where the Napa River flows past the famous Oxbow District, where Robert Mondavi created Copia Gardens, the new Napa Yard Oxbow Gardens presents a one-stop shop for fun, food, and entertainment. The amazing outdoor space is...
Rosé in Napa Valley
In a region dominated by bold reds that fetch high prices, seeking out rosé-style wines can be a welcome diversion. They are more affordable than their red counterparts for practical reasons, such as rosé winemaking being...
The Miller House
To anyone who has visited the Frank Family tasting room in recent years, the sounds and sights of construction have been evident. Rising over the vast back lawn, behind Frank Family’s Craftsman House-turned tasting room, a...
Sustainability That Sparkles
Some of the most intriguing aspects of Domaine Carneros are those that largely go unnoticed by the fans that flock to the iconic Northern California landmark. Guests likely are unaware that Napa Valley’s sparkling wine...
PerUs Wines
Magnificent memories are often made while celebrating with friends or family after a day on the slopes or an exotic beach adventure, sharing dinner and fabulous wine. Elevating the moment with a wine tasting experience with...
St. Supéry Estate
Located in Napa’s renowned Rutherford region, St. Supéry Estate Vineyards and Winery combines French tradition with Napa Valley terroir, a classic combo that makes for an amazing wine tasting experience. Just as the French...
Fortunati Vineyards
Spring is the start of rosé season, and finding a Napa Valley Rosé is exciting. Discovering a great Napa Valley Rosé is thrilling, if not downright lucky. Fortunati Winery makes an award-winning rosé that is like...
Sequoia Grove
It’s not often a winery’s first release hits it out of the park and continues the magic decades later. Sequoia Grove has achieved just that. Their flagship varietal, cabernet sauvignon, was deemed the “Best American...
The Life and Legacy of Mike Grgich
“André Tchelistcheff took a slow drag from his cigarette and looked thoughtfully into the intelligent eyes of the equally diminutive man seated before him. Wine was not the only thing these two globetrotters had in common....
The Future of California’s Bordeaux-Producing Regions
In recent years, since California has seen a surge of heatwaves and wildfires in winegrowing regions across the state, there has been talk of the future of California grape growing. In particular, writers and critics have...
Elizabeth Spencer Winery
At the far end of the small parking area next to the Elizabeth Spencer Winery, a sandwich board with the handwritten words “Kitchen Memories Collection” signals visitors to enter. There’s been a lot of excitement at the...
Anderson’s Conn Valley
On more than one occasion, Todd Anderson, owner/grower/winemaker at Anderson’s Conn Valley, has heard from customers, ‘This was amazing… and the best experience we’ve ever had wine tasting!’ The cave experience where Todd...
Kenefick Ranch Winery
In 1970, a San Francisco neurosurgeon visited Napa Valley for the first time, and as happens with most introductory trips to wine country, he fell in love with it. Eight years later, Dr. Tom Kenefick discovered and...
Wine Country Refuge at Clif Family
If imitation is the best form of flattery, Clif Family has proven so by its emulation of the Rifugios of the Italian Alps. Guests at their St. Helena tasting rooms typically arrive by automobile, but there are also...
Stark Advantage
Scotti Stark moved to Napa Valley from Texas shortly after Food & Wine Magazine bestowed the Best Sommelier award on his team at Pappas Bros. Steakhouse in Houston, Texas. He began his journey in Napa in 2004 as the...
Newton Vineyard
In a valley defined by agricultural expression, Bordeaux varietals thrive as Mother Nature creates a sense of place, capturing quality and character from vineyard to bottle. For Newton Vineyard, craftsmanship, precision,...
