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Take a Wine Region Tour or Explore on Your Own?
Once you’ve been to “wine country” — be it Napa Valley, southern France, Tuscany or even a lesser known region here in the States — it can be difficult to imagine burning vacation days on any other type of destination.…
Tagged with: Napa Valley, southern France, Tuscany, wine country, wine touring, wine tours
Posted in Editor's Journal
Posted in Editor's Journal
Napa in November: 2 More Reasons to Visit
In yesterday’s blog, we shared information on two events coming to the Napa Valley next month: the Louis M. Martini Winery Lot No. 1 Tasting, and the Napa Valley Film Festival’s Movie Mogul Dinner. Here are two more events to…
Tagged with: Beaulieu Vineyard, Black Friday, Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa Valley, Tapestry, Thanksgiving, Yountville, Yountville Festival of Lights
Posted in Wine Buzz
Posted in Wine Buzz
Plan Your November Wine Trip to Napa Valley
November is just around the corner, and the turning of the calendar page brings with it several enticing wine-related events in the Napa Valley. Let’s take a look at two of them today, and two more tomorrow… Louis M. Martini…
Tagged with: Louis M. Martini Winery, Meadowood Napa Valley Resort, Movie Mogul Dinner, Napa Valley, Napa Valley Film Festival
Posted in Wine Buzz
Posted in Wine Buzz
What Sets Napa Valley’s Oak Knoll District Apart
With fewer than 25 active wineries in the entire Napa Valley in 1968, the Trefethen family rehabilitated a “ghost winery” and began replanting the vineyards. That year, residents established the Napa Valley Agricultural Preserve to permanently protect more than 38,000…
Tagged with: California, farming, Napa Valley, Oak Knoll District, terroir, winemaking
Posted in Wine Region Profiles
Posted in Wine Region Profiles
Volker Eisele: 4 Decades of Land Stewardship, Exceptional Wines
Happy Earth Day! We like to share stories of wineries practicing outstanding land stewardship throughout the year, and you can find a bunch of those stories archived here. But we especially like to share such stories on Earth Day, and…
Never Wear White to a Red Wine Tasting… and Other Notes
Notes and quotes from the wonderful world of wine, as we do a little spring cleaning of the office — uh, I mean cellar — desk… “Smooth jazz” guitarist Peter White, who has played at numerous wineries over the years…
Tagged with: Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Las Vegas, Moldova, Napa Valley, Peter White, smooth jazz
Posted in Editor's Journal
Posted in Editor's Journal
A Round of Applause from the Bleachers for the Bleechers
Since 1989, the Bleecher family has sustainably farmed grapes for their terroir driven, small production, estate Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc at Napa Valley’s Jericho Canyon Vineyard. Having raised their kids, grapes and multiple wine dogs on the estate, the…
Tagged with: Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Dale Bleecher, Earth friendly winemaking, farming, Jericho Canyon Vineyard, Napa Valley, sustainable farming
Posted in Wine and the Environment
Posted in Wine and the Environment
Calistoga Ranch Offers Stylish Napa Valley Accommodations
It’s never too early to begin planning a California wine country vacation — especially if you want to pin down a reservation at one of Napa Valley’s stylish resorts. Tucked in a secluded canyon marked by ancient oaks and rolling…
Tagged with: California, Calistoga Ranch, Napa Valley, spa treatments, travel
Posted in Vinesse Style
Posted in Vinesse Style
Exploring the Napa Valley… From Above
You may be sharing the space with a few other couples, but there’s something about floating above vineyard-covered hillsides, simply soaking in the scenery, that’s quite romantic. Napa Valley Aloft, one of the companies that offers hot air balloon rides…
