Tres Sabores Winery
Julie Johnson’s St. Helena ranch has the look and feel of a working organic farm. Edging the Mayacamas foothills in the Rutherford AVA’s northwestern quadrant, Tres Sabores Winery […]
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Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
Take in Stags Leap Palisades views from tasting room and patio of Judgment of Paris Cab winner. The winery Warren Winiarski founded in 1970 merits a pilgrimage for its
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Blue Farm Wines
Anne Moller-Racke’s Pinot Noirs represent the diversity of Sonoma County’s winegrowing regions. A small winery with an impressive pedigree, Blue Farm Wines produces Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from
Hamel Family Wines
Exacting vineyard practices and informed cellar decisions enhance Sonoma County boutique operation’s wines. One perk of covering the Wine Country is the opportunity to accompany winemakers into the
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Halfway to Heaven atop Spring Mountain: Schweiger Vineyards
A few blocks off St. Helena’s Main Street, tree-lined Spring Mountain Road begins its 2,000-foot ascent from the Napa Valley floor. Wildflower sprays brighten the two-lane road in
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Quixote Winery
Stags Leap District winery with seriously playful architecture specializes in refined Cabernet and Petite Sirah. Ringed by olive trees and nestled near the rim of a bowl-shaped valley
Corison Winery
Veteran winemaker’s Old World–style Cabernets know precisely what they want to be. Cathy Corison, among the modern Napa Valley’s first women owner-winemakers, makes 100% Cabernets that age with
Joseph Phelps Vineyards
Guests at Terrace Tastings enjoy Insignia Bordeaux-style blend in bucolic splendor. Few wineries transport guests to the state of serenity and unrestrained beauty that Joseph Phelps Vineyards does
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Piña Napa Valley
Longtime Napa Valley clan specializes in tannic hillside Cabernet Sauvignon. The family behind Piña Napa Valley goes back a rare eight generations in these parts – Bluford Stice,
Sonoma Plaza
Robust central green provides shade, history, and sage advice. Coast redwoods, London plane trees, several types of oaks, and more than two dozen other tree species shade the