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 […]
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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,
St. Clair Brown Winery & Brewery
Napa Valley duo created an urban winery, then added beer. Winemaker Elaine St. Clair and business partner Laina Brown started their operation as an “urban winery.” True enough: St. Clair
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Bennett Lane Winery
Upbeat staffers keep things jolly at one of Calistoga’s best wine tasting rooms. This upvalley outpost known for Cabernet Sauvignon touts its tasting room as the Napa Valley’s
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Ehlers Estate Hosts Casual, Intimate Tastings in Historic Stone Barn
St. Helena winery’s lush, subtly powerful Napa Valley wines are ready to drink now but made to age. In the mid-1880s, Bernard Ehlers, a Sacramento grocer, purchased a
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48 Perfect Hours in Calistoga
Head to the northern Napa Valley to experience Calistoga’s best wineries, restaurants, and spas. Nothing could be finer than to be in Calistoga for the weekend. A town
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Compline
Wine-friendly food, food-friendly wines at downtown Napa star. Compline has been a downtown Napa star since opening in 2017. Matt Stamp (The French Laundry) and Ryan Stetins (the
Aperture Cellars Winemaker Knows a Lot About the Little Things
Precise farming and cellar techniques yield fantastic wines at Jesse Katz’s boutique Sonoma winery. Sneaking a glass of Chenin Blanc before a April 2020 virtual tasting of Aperture Cellars
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