Pestoni Family Estate Winery
Napa Valley winery whose story begins in 1892 looks to the future with a design refresh and a new winemaking crew. In June 2025, I experienced the first […]
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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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It’s a Families Affair at Bacchus Landing
Healdsburg tasting collective showcases Sonoma-based small-production wineries. About a mile from Healdsburg Plaza along Westside Road, Spanish Mediterranean–style buildings ring the large piazza at Bacchus Landing, an ambitious
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Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
Take in Stags Leap Palisades views from tasting room and patio of Judgment of Paris winner. The winery founded by Warren Winiarski in 1970 merits a pilgrimage for
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HALL Wines Introduces Michel Foch Champagne
Napa Valley winery headed to France to create its latest brand. HALL Wines of Napa Valley introduced its latest brand, Michel Foch Champagne, at a June 2025 party
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Bidders Snap Up 111 Wine Lots at Napa Valley Barrel Auction
Weekend events raise $6.5 million for Wine Country youth. Excerpts of social media posts June 4–8, 2025, with additional notes: So many fun folks attended the 2025 Napa
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Aesthete Winery & Farm
Boutique winery showcases Jesse Katz–made Sonoma County wines at Dry Creek Valley ranch. A media event at Aesthete Winery & Farm provided a comprehensive introduction to the Healdsburg boutique
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Joseph Phelps Vineyards
Guests at Founder’s Tastings enjoy Insignia Bordeaux-style blend in bucolic splendor. Few wineries transport guests to the serenity and unrestrained beauty that Joseph Phelps Vineyards does, an experience
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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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Lula Cellars
Sip Pinot Noirs at laid-back “Deep End” Anderson Valley wine tasting spot. The Lula Cellars tasting room, constructed of rough-hewn wood and the antithesis of Wine Country chic,