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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People love competing against each other to make the best Cab, says winemaker Elizabeth DeLouise-Gant. Winemakers often describe their profession as a combination of science and art, a …
Rutherford tasting space’s art, setting, wine, and hospitality make for a memorable occasion. “To be the highlight of every guest’s visit to the Napa Valley” is the goal …
“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 …
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 …
La Pitchoune makes two wines each year from van der Kamp Vineyard. Whenever I see a Pinot Noir from Sonoma Mountain’s van der Kamp Vineyard, I’m always curious …
When the flames die down, show up to support Napa and Sonoma’s workers and businesses. A Facebook post by Locals Tasting Room in Geyserville inspired “7 Things to …
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Five under-the-radar winery stops I love. I still have a soft spot for “Little Pieces of Paradise,” a story I wrote for Marin Magazine, and not only because …
Visitors reap the benefit of locals’ fierce efforts to protect Marin’s pastoral legacy. The lives of Marin County’s original residents, the Coast Miwok people who inhabited the region …