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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....
Jean-Charles Boisset: On Track to Preserve Napa’s History
As Ariel Saland, an expert Buena Vista Winery guide, leads guests through a small, tunnel-like passageway, she explains how the opening allowed mid-1800s winery workers to enter what was once a champagne cave....
The Great Napa Valley Founders Historical Tour
A Nod to the Innovative Pioneers Who Brought Napa Valley to Life In 1839, a man named George Calvert Yount first planted grapes in Napa Valley, recognized today as one of the world’s leading wine-growing regions. Early...
HERTELENDY VINEYARDS
The Pursuit of Perfection Ralph Hertelendy recently received a 99 point score for his 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon, making this wine his label’s highest-rated to date. Of course Hertelendy is thrilled, but never one to rest on...
Peju Winery
Second Generation – Peju Sisters at the Helm Tony and Herta Peju arrived in the Napa Valley in 1983 with their then-young daughters Lisa and Ariana and began making acclaimed wines and welcoming guests to their tasting...
Phifer Pavitt Wines
Passion and Perseverance Phifer Pavitt Wines have an inspired story full of passion and tenacity, where resilience illuminates a room and character rises above the tide. It started in rural Ringgold, Georgia, when Suzanne...
Fantesca Estate & Winery
Sexy, Smart, and Unpretentious With a namesake based on a sexy, smart, and strong-willed female character in the Italian theatrical performances of Commedia dell'Arte, Fantesca Estate & Winery has captured the estate's...
