Growing grapes and making wine in the Stags Leap District of the
Napa Valley is the vinous equivalent of being granted a license to
print money.

     It’s not quite that simple, of course, but nobody would say that
Stags Leap is a challenging place to farm exceptional grapes.
Obvioisly, Mother Nature gets the final word each harvest season, but
it’s no mere coincidence that many of California’s greatest wines come
from this area – the home of Chimney Rock Winery.

     The district’s name is derived from the legend of a nimble stag,
said to have escaped a hunter by making a fantastic leap from one of the…

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     The Napa Valley has turned into a world-class travel destination,
offering 3-star resorts and Michelin-recognized restaurants to
complement its acclaimed wine estates.

     But there’s another side to Napa that only in-the-know… or
extremely lucky… visitors ever encounter. It’s the less pretentious
side of the valley, and it’s embodied by a winery in St. Helena that is
celebrating a very special anniversary in 2010.

     It’s V. Sattui Winery & Italian Market, which is about to turn…