NVL Side Trip: Santa Barbara

NVL Side Trip: Santa Barbara

Wine Lover’s Paradise  Santa Barbara and its Urban Wine Trail With its Mediterranean-inspired architecture, expansive beaches enveloping Santa Ynez mountains, and year-round sunshine, no other United States locale so well mimics the aesthetic of the...
The Grape Escape

The Grape Escape

Circus clowns, sea monsters, and mad scientists may not be the   characters one encounters on a typical day in wine country, but they are the protagonists inside the immersive worlds of the Grape Escape, Napa’s premier escape room. This real-life...
Hold My Glass

Hold My Glass

A different side of Napa Valley awaits those who venture off the beaten path. Indeed, many of the region’s most intimate experiences unfold from the front seat of an all- terrain vehicle (ATV) riding the rugged terrain that molds some of Napa’s finest wines. In an...
Downtown Napa Rides

Downtown Napa Rides

Mike Flohr is an ideas man. He is already a successful small business owner and a dedicated teacher at Vintage High School, so after discovering a complimentary, tip-based ride service while visiting Scottsdale, Arizona, he realized that it was something special. Mike...
Floating Over Napa Valley

Floating Over Napa Valley

As grapes turn into wine through the magic of art plus science, so too the lift of a hot air balloon. Because the air filling the inside of the balloon is heated, and therefore less dense than the air outside, it’s up, up, and away. Lift is maintained by the pilot’s...