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Victoria Coleman With LOBO WINES
Story By: Laurie Jo Miller Farr // Photos Courtesy of Lobo Wines [Coleman] Is “A Perfectionist” Fifteen vintages ago, Lobo Wines Proprietor Randy Wulff interviewed Victoria Coleman for a winemaker position. Already...
STAG’S LEAP WINE CELLARS
Story By: Melissa Vogt // Photos Courtesy of Stag's Leap Wine Cellars 30 VINTAGES of FAY Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Celebrates this World-Class Wine When it comes to history in Napa Valley, Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars is one of...
ARTESA WINERY
Story By: Fran Miller // Photos Courtesy of Artesa Winery Born in Barcelona. Raised in Napa Valley. With more than 400 wineries within the Napa Valley, Amy Poehler had her pick of picturesque sites from which to film scenes...
MATERRA | CUNAT FAMILY VINEYARDS
Story By: Layne Randolph // Photos By: Neena Heitz Expanding for the Future When warmly greeted at their car with a glass of wine and a smile, Materra’s guests immediately know they are in for something special. Situated on...
VAULT WINE & ARTIFACTS CALISTOGA
Story By: Fran Miller // Proprietor-Vintners Mario Sculatti and Trevor Mallett // Photos Courtesy of Vault Wine & Artifacts Curating the Best of Napa Originality within the world of wine tasting typically consists of...
NAPA VALLEY Sangiovese
Story By: Melissa Vogt Small Parcels Yield Rare Gems Napa Valley is synonymous with Cabernet Sauvignon, so why do producers craft wines from varietals that seem “out of place” for the region? Although Napa Valley has hung...
FORTUNATI VINEYARDS
Story By: Layne Randolph // Photo By: Joel Weiss Well-Rounded, Multi-Layered, Food-Friendly Wines Just a mile north of downtown Napa in the Oak Knoll District AVA, Fortunati Vineyards stands on ten-plus acres of prime Napa...
Miner Family Winery
Story By: Fran Miller // Photos Courtesy of Miner Family Winery Inviting Warmth at MINER FAMILY WINERY It is fitting that Miner Family Winery’s logo is derived from the symbol for the Assyrian Sun God Ashur. The...
TRINITAS CELLARS
Story By: Elizabeth Smith // Photos Courtesy of Trinitas Cellars Celebrating 20 Years of Sun, Soil, and Humanity In 2002, Tim and Steph Busch founded Napa Valley’s Trinitas Cellars. Today, twenty years later,...
Grgich Hills Estate
Story By: Laurie Jo Miller Farr // Photos By: Rocco Ceselin Grgich Hills Estate Winery and Regenerative Viticulture Deeply rooted in family and widely acclaimed as a Napa Valley legacy, much has been written about Grgich...
Napa de Oro Winery
Story By: Fran Miller // Proprietor Abe Marapao, Winemaker Rudy Zuidema and Pablo Ortega from the Napa de Oro production team. // Photo By: Vincent Gotti GOES for the GOLD Rudy Zuidema’s appointment as winemaker at St....
Napa’s Prolific Beverage
Prolific Beverage has no vineyard, no winery, and no tasting room. Established in 2012, ahead of its time without bricks and mortar presence, the founding mission of this business was to produce a variety of small artisanal...
Napa Valley’s ARCUDI WINES
Story By: Fran Miller // Photo By: Bob McClenahan A Vineyard Road Less Travelled: winemaker TONY ARCUDI From Naval missile navigation engineer to IBM product manager to award-winning winemaker, Tony Arcudi’s path to Napa...
Napa Valley’s PUNCH VINEYARDS
Story By: Layne Randolph // Photo By: Dakota Salazar MIGUEL CARATACHEA: A Napa Valley Treasure In early October 2017, wildfires broke out across Napa Valley. Over the next month, these wildfires would break records for the...
Napa Valley’s KUKERI WINES
Story By: Layne Randolph // Photos Courtesy of Kukeri Wines Wines with the Wow Factor The Kukeri is a centuries-old Bulgarian tradition that begins after the new year and continues through Lent. Townspeople dance in costume...
ROCCA FAMILY VINEYARDS
Story By: Elizabeth Smith Hand Crafted, Organically Farmed, Family Owned On Devlin Road, just south of the city of Napa, lies one of the area’s hidden gems, the Rocca House by Rocca Family Vineyards. Mary Rocca purchased...
Napa Valley’s FORTHRIGHT WINERY
Story By: Elizabeth Smith // Photos Courtesy of Forthright Winery A Craft. A Code. A Fellowship. Forthright Winery is the story of four men – Patrick McEvoy, Rafer Caudill, Selcuk Sanliturk, and Ed Stritch – who have known...
LIVING UP TO THE MEANING KAZUMI WINES
Story By: Laurie Jo Miller Farr // Photos courtesy of Kazumi Wines Introducing Koshu Varietal to the U. S. When Michelle Kazumi Sakazaki lived in Milan and worked at a top Italian fashion house, she didn’t expect winemaking...
Get a Taste of Napa’s Burgeoning Beer Scene
Most know Napa Valley for its world-class wines and Michelin-starred restaurants. However, the craft beer brewery and taproom scene from Napa to Calistoga is exploding with a post-pandemic renaissance of local favorites and...
The Natural Beauty and Wonderful Wines of Atlas Peak
Located at 2,663 feet on the western slopes of the Vaca Range separating the Napa and Sacramento valleys, Atlas Peak is known for acclaimed wines that are considerably different from those produced within the valley floor....
