Akrasia is Not Your Typical Napa Cab

Akrasia is Not Your Typical Napa Cab

Phil Pead has a secret. The Rutherford-based vintner farms one acre of primo Cabernet grapes to make his 140 cases of Akrasia Cabernet Sauvignon. But–he’s not a fan of Napa Cab. The Brit-born Pead favors the elegant restraint of European wines. French bordeauxs...
Grape Culture

Grape Culture

Vintner Collin Cranor and his family found great success in the Livermore Valley with their Nottingham Cellars wines, originated in 2009. Yet the lure of the Napa Valley and its vinous riches proved too enticing to deny, and after 15 years of Tri-Valley living and...
The Correlation Wine Company

The Correlation Wine Company

If an image is worth a thousand words, how much more so is the experience of a taste? Wesley Steffens has combined his passions for photography and viticulture in a unique endeavor dubbed Correlation Wine Company. “Photography has given me so much,” says Steffens....
The Extraordinary Napa Valley Wine Train

The Extraordinary Napa Valley Wine Train

The history of the famous Napa Valley Wine Train is as old as the Napa Valley itself. It was conceived and built in 1864 by California’s first millionaire and visionary, Samuel Brannen, to transport guests to the healing spa he’d recently built in Calistoga, which he...