“We’re on the cusp of harvest,” enthused Kirk Venge in mid-August. “It’s going to be busy and exciting and I cannot wait for it to begin!” The winemaker […]
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Napa Valley Vintners reinvents community fundraising with innovative initiative. I’ve always known the folks at Napa Valley Vintners help many people through their charitable efforts, but until I
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After 3½ decades, Chappellet Winery still enchants Napa Valley winemaker Phillip Corallo-Titus. “This is fun, tasting actual wine,” enthused Philip Corallo-Titus, the winemaker at the Napa Valley’s Chappellet
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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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“Nothing prepares you for owning a winery,” laughs its winemaker, recalling three major catastrophes in Fontanella Family Winery’s first decade. A decade ago lawyer-turned-vintner Karen Fontanella and her
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Can a California gal turned European supermodel find post-career bliss farming mountain grapes with her businessman husband? I posed this question in a just-published piece about Dos Lagos
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Striving for Perfection on Atlas Peak Halfway up Atlas Peak, surrounded by scrub oaks, chaparral, and manzanitas, Philippe Langner of Hesperian Wines meticulously farms, mostly by hand, his
Any place that could arouse the level of visual and literary passion in “The Winemakers of Paso Robles” has most certainly arrived. Signs abound that Paso Robles has
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Elton John’s lyricist shows a flair for the visual arts, too. Bernie Taupin is on the playlist at Cliff Lede Vineyards in Yountville through September 2019. Guests who
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