If you are ready to pay a handsome amount for a bottle of wine, you have a good option of doing so! You have Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 1992 vintage wine, sold at a price of $500,000 at an auction at Napa Valley in 2000. In spite of the fact that this wine was sold…
If you’re tired of shoveling snow or watching the same old four walls in your living room, pack your bags for the 15th Annual Season of Events at the Napa Valley Mustard Festival –– two month’s worth of food tastings, wine sipping, fine art and sumptuous dinners. Here, amid a breathtaking backdrop of serene, rolling…
My great uncle once owned a winery in Napa Valley. I’ve not yet pinpointed its location. But it could have been along the storied Silverado Trail. In May, a new winery galloped into that area. The Black Stallion Winery has opened its massive wooden doors to reveal the newest Napa Wine destination, adding another vintner…
If you’ve always loved the Napa Valley lifestyle… the warm days that nestle the wine grapes on the vine… the cool nights… the air of upscale luxury living, now you can buy into it. The Westin Verasa Napa, the valley’s first four-star condo-hotel, is now offering suites from the mid-$400,000s and up. Here, you can…
This just in… Hospices of Sonoma will be hosting the Fourth Annual Pinot Noir Barrel Auction. Where: Warren G. Dutton Jr. Agricultural Pavillion, Shore Farm, Forestville, CA (Napa County). When: Saturday, April 21, Barret Tasting: 330-600pm; Dinner & Auction: 630-900pm. Celebrity Entertainment: 900-10pm Tickets will be sold on a first-come, frist-served basis. Call 707.823.9463 or…
Still looking for the perfect V-day gift for yer honey? How about a batch of delectable Homemade Truffles. You’ll learn all the how-tos at this “Cooking With Julie mini-class, right in our own Napa Valley — with plenty of time left over for wine-tasting , so you can pick up a bottle of seductive red…
My home state of California has literally hundreds of wineries producing thousands of choices for red, white, and blends. If you don’t yet have a favorite, the beautifully functional Cal Wineries Website will help you sort through them. It’s separated into three areas: 1) Learn about the basics and how they influence California’s wine country,…
How lucky can a girl get? Not only have I been to The French Laundry in Yountville, in the Napa Valley twice, I was treated on both occasions by my foodie cousin who kept his finger on speed-dial until he succeeded in getting us a reservation, the required two months out. (Editor’s Note: This restaurant…
This just in… Austria’s most important native grape and its own white variety –– Gruner Veltliner – is being harvested now in the Diamond Mountain District of Napa Valley. This experiment is courtesy of Herr Rudy Von Strasser, noted winemaker and relative of the notable Eric de Rothschild,. He’s going to try to cultivate about…
I ran into my friend George today at Jury Duty. He’s the proud owner of a unique service for wine aficionados: Napa Valley Wine Storage. Chosen by Napa Valley’s most discriminating wineries, restaurants, and wine collectors, it offers: • Vaults for 12, 18, 24 and 36 cases; • Pallet storage for commercial clients; • A…
Have you ever wanted to do a Lucy Ricardo imitation to stomp grapes and get purple feet? Well, here’s your opportunity to get your feet wet. During the harvest season, which may last through the end of October, at Grgich Hills Cellar in Rutherford, about 15 miles north of Napa, some lucky folks can actually…
I’ve bought $100 bottles of wine and $10 bottles. Mostly the latter. But to some, $500 for 25.6 ounces of fermented grape juice and yeast is a price well worth paying. These are the “baseball card collectors” of wine who buy some to save, some to trade and some to sell. According to an article,…