Clif Family Enoteca
Napa Valley winery’s food and wine salon is well worth checking out. The Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard, first planted in 1858, provides the backdrop for wine and food […]
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Appellation Lodi – Wine & Roses Resort and Spa
Chef Charlie Palmer’s hospitality team accentuates the positive at Lodi’s most stylish accommodations. I’ve always thought of the Wine & Roses Resort and Spa in Lodi as
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Stella Restaurant in Kenwood Is a Sonoma Valley Star
Chef-proprietor Ari Weiswasser focuses on wood-grilled California-Italian cuisine at his Glen Ellen Star follow-up. Having concluded a several-month Northern California assignment for Fodor’s this month (June), it’s time
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Auro at Four Seasons Napa Valley
Chef Rogelio Garcia draws inspiration from Mexico and California for Michelin-star restaurant’s tasting menu. A glorious alfresco setting with Calistoga Palisades views greeted a media contingent invited to Auro Napa
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Louis M. Martini Winery
Sip Bordeaux-style wines in historic winery’s Napa Valley tasting room. “The Eventual Choice of the American Public” reads the copy in a framed 1930s print ad for Martini
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Anderson Valley White Wine Weekend Diary
Intimate festival showcases Chardonnay and other white grapes in sparkling and still wines. Mendocino County’s Anderson Valley wine region is best known for Pinot Noir, but each February
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2 Fun Days Tasting Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
Fantastic wines, au courant cuisine, sticker delight in Mendocino County. Northern California wine lovers nostalgic for the days before glitz and high prices overtook Napa and Sonoma often
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2 Splendid Days in Walkable Yountville
Itinerary: Compact Napa Valley town is an ideal destination for wine tasting, dining, and shopping on foot. As the author of a Wine Country guidebook, I’m constantly on
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The Lincoln Gastropub in Napa a Relaxed Hangout
Play games, watch sports on TV, toss back a few, dine on elevated comfort cuisine. My dining companion and I got an instant good feeling upon arrival at
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52 Action-Packed Sierra Foothills Hours
Plymouth’s Grand Reserve Inn is an excellent perch for Amador County winery and restaurant excursions. In late Spring 2023, the women behind Teneral Cellars purchased Amador County’s Grand Reserve Inn, where
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