by Erin Seal | Apr 18, 2024 | SIP Feature
Founded in 1870 and owned by the Wheeler family until 2006, Wheeler Farms was a productive agricultural site, growing fruits, walnuts, and wine grapes, establishing the region as an agrarian Eden. Farmer and winegrower John Hoffman Wheeler was also one of Napa’s...
by Erin Seal | Apr 18, 2024 | SIP Feature
The cool-climate Carneros region, where Napa and Sonoma meet, has been Frank Family Vineyards’ second home since acquiring their 67-acre Lewis Vineyard in 2000. Lewis Vineyard, along with some of the region’s top grape growers like Andy Beckstoffer and the Sangiacomo...
by Laura Larson | Apr 15, 2024
Join Shadybrook Estate Winery to celebrate our 7th Anniversary! The theme this year is 1970’s, so dust off those bell bottoms and dancing shoes for a groovy night! Activities to take you back down memory lane will start the event off, followed by an al fresco...
by Erin Seal | Apr 5, 2024 | home featured, SIP Feature
Atop the fog line draped over Napa Valley, the Howell Mountain AVA commands attention on the northern frontier of the Vaca Range around the town of Angwin. Spanning elevations from 1,400 to 2,200 feet, its rugged topography and volcanic soils epitomize terroir-driven...
by Erin Seal | Apr 5, 2024 | SIP Feature
In 2013, Brian and Gretchen Brakesman embarked on creating Red Thread Wines in Napa Valley’s famed Howell Mountain. It was to be an independent endeavor, separate from Brian’s family wine estate, Summit Lake Vineyards & Winery. The first vintage of Howell Mountain...
