Side Trip: Healdsburg

Side Trip: Healdsburg

by | Aug 28, 2024 | Travel, EAT, SIP

‘It was just a little farm town,’ locals tend to say when speaking of “old” Healdsburg (just over twenty years ago). That’s no longer the case, as evidenced by the Healdsburg Wine and Food Experience (HWFE), the first international wine and food event in northern...
Wine Regions Series: Washington State

Wine Regions Series: Washington State

by | Aug 28, 2024 | SIP Feature, Travel

Apeek into Washington State wine’s inner workings reveals an industry of inclusion, where everyone is welcome and where anything is possible. The State’s 1000+ wineries and 400+ vineyards (within eight defined wine-touring territories and 20 AVAs) are led by those who...
Model Growers

Model Growers

by | Aug 23, 2024 | home featured, SIP

There are few landscapes as authentically rugged as Circle R Ranch & Vineyards still found in Napa Valley. The 1,189 acres of conservation land has hosted a working ranch since the mid-19th century when William and Dorinda Clarke established the ranch with 500...
Atlas Peak

Atlas Peak

by | Aug 23, 2024 | SIP, home featured

The Atlas Peak American Viticultural Area (AVA) is nestled on the western slopes of the Vaca Mountains in Napa Valley. It dominates the landscape at an elevation of 2,663 feet and stands not just as the highest point in Napa Valley but also as a beacon of excellence...
Al & Sonia Franklin

Al & Sonia Franklin

by | Aug 23, 2024 | home featured, SIP

Al and Sonia Franklin have lived in four places since they married, but none can compare to Napa Valley. “None have been as warm and embracing as the people we have met in Napa. We are both incredibly impressed with how giving everybody has been regarding their time,...