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Featuring Napa’s best wines, wineries, and winemakers
Feb 13, 2025
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Jan 30, 2025
Solvang Deserves More Than a Sideways Glance
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Dec 13, 2024
“Eat Dirt” at Priest Ranch Winery
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Concrete Tanks and Eggs Evoke Historic Winemaking
The Past is Present: Concrete Tanks and Eggs Evoke Historic Winemaking In wine, it seems that everything old is new: Organic grape growing, dry farming without irrigation, wild yeasts, cloudy Pet-Nat bubbly and concrete...
Wise Villa Winery
An Award Winning Winery with Everything in One Place Wise Villa Winery has a lot to talk about. They tout numerous accolades, including the Golden State Winery of the Year from the California State Fair, which was...
Frank Family Vineyards in the Community
The Napa Valley is a community that is driven by passion and a familial spirit that runs deep to its core. Each year, the Valley celebrates, raises funds, and expands the reach of organizations that serve the community....
Harvest Season Traditions
Each year without fail the grapevines within the Napa Valley advance through their lifecycle. It begins with bud break in the spring, veraison and ripening in the summer, and then finally, fall harvest. The steps within the...
Mount Veeder Magic Vineyard and Karen Crouse
Every Little Things She Does is Magic Mount Veeder Magic Vineyards is the inspiration of Napa Valley Grower and Vintner, Karen Crouse. Karen created what is now one of Napa Valley’s most exclusive offerings in the global...
Brilliant Mistake Wines
Make No Mistake, John and Stacy Reinert are Enjoying the Ride With its instant success, it may come as a surprise that Brilliant Mistake Wines was the result of anything other than some sort of blue blood...
Stags Leap District AVA
The Valley within in Napa Valley: Stags Leap District AVA “The quality of any wine grown in any AVA comes down to geology and soil, orientation and aspect, and topography and climate," said Kirk Grace, Director of Vineyard...
Three Types of Wine that Taste Better Decanted
Understanding which wines to decant and for how long can be a bit confusing, especially to the novice drinker. Many types of wine can benefit from 1-2 hours of air exposure before tasting, as it simply opens them up. This...
Prime Solum Winery
Where Art Can Be Found in the Vineyard and on the Labels The Hills, father and daughter, are artists. Bill (William) Hill started his winegrowing career in 1979 with the inaugural vintage of William Hill Cabernet Sauvignon....
Fortunati
A Little Bit of Luck and a Lot of Passion The name is apropos. Winemaker Gary Luchtel has long been known as ‘Lucky,’ a nickname derived from his surname and given to him while working in the commercial real estate business...
Olivia Brion Winery
The Craft, Luck and Romance of Wine People traveling to Napa Valley to enjoy its world-famous wines are searching not only for that memorable bottle, but also for a truly authentic experience. David Mahaffey, an...
Wine Access
The Direct Line to Napa's Best Wine For most wine lovers, a visit to Napa Valley comes with the sad inevitability of the return trip home. In other words, enjoy it to the fullest before having to kiss goodbye the...
Brasswood Napa Valley
Food, Wine, and Culture at Brasswood Napa Valley Brasswood Napa Valley opened just four years ago and in that time has quickly become a favorite spot for both visitors and locals. Featuring 57 acres on the...
The Rutherford Wine Vault
Filling a Niche Lost in Time As their vintner and wine collector clients glide along the iconic sycamore tree-lined driveway flanked by one of Napa Valley’s most historic vine- yards, the Georges de Latour estate, they...
O’Brien Estate
As they ready to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their O’Brien Estate winery in 2020, would Barb and Bart O’Brien do it all over again? “In a heartbeat,” says Barb, who with Bart and their two children moved from...
TOR Wines
Giving Great Vineyards the Respect They Deserve Few within the Napa Valley wine industry can claim a resume as colorful as that of Tor Kenward. With a biography that reads like a movie screenplay, the vintner himself allows...
Burgess Cellars
Savoring History in the Glass Burgess Cellars is one of Napa Valley’s most historic and revered family owned and operated estates. The vineyards on the estate were originally planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, and...
601 Cellars
Making Old World Wines - California Style It is no secret that Cabernet rules the region in Napa Valley, but for Brian Doody and Laura Larson of 601 Cellars, off the grid varietals have their heart. Their wine program is...
Sequoia Grove
Something for Everyone at Sequoia Grove Rutherford, the appellation with the longest sunlight hours on the valley floor, is truly the heart of the Napa Valley. Sequoia Grove has called...
V Foundation Wine Celebration
The V Foundation Wine Celebration will honor Pat and Joe Harbison as the 2019 Vintner Grant Honorees at a special luncheon during the V Wine Celebration August 1-4 in the Napa Valley. Over the past 40 years, Pat and...
