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…
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…
Do you feel that each summer is getting hotter than the one before? Well, global climate experts at the National Academy of Sciences are predicting that California’s $2.9 billion wine industry could be in jeopardy by the end of the 21st century because of continued warming affecting grape crops in Napa, Sonoma and Santa Barbara…
I live 25 minues from the nearest Sonoma County winery, but rarely venture north by northeast to spend a day wine tasting there, or in Napa, another 15 minutes away. Why? Because at one time, you could just walk in, pay a few bucks for a “souvenier glass” and taste to your palate’s content. Now,…
Most countries are more environmentally friendly than the US. After all, we produce 50% of the world’s solid waste with only 5% of the population. This exhibition called “Trashformations” at Napa’s COPIA — the American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts — showcases the works of 112 artists who have made: • Lingerie out…
Napa Valley is known globally as one of the world’s best areas for growing wine grapes. Soon, it may be renowned as home to one of the first hotels to achieve the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership on Energy and Environmental Design) Silver Certification. Developer Wen Chang and architect Todd Jersey have collaborated on…
Travelers to Cape Cod can find a little taste of wine country atmosphere amidst the sand dunes by visiting Truro Vineyards of Cape Cod. The winery is located in North Truro, almost all the way to Provincetown at the end of the Cape. Winemakers Kathy Gregrow and Judy Wimer founded the winery in 1992 after…
US and European representatives from France, Spain and Portugal have come together to join forces in an attempt to protect the use of the names of wines that rightly belong to their respective regions such as Napa, Porto, Sherry and Champagne. Technically, only wines produced in these regions can bear the name on the label,…
I spent my childhood summers in the town of Sonoma, long before it became a world-class wine growing area. Even then, the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa was a classy oasis in this bucolic setting and a place to escape the heat. Today, it’s a 5-star resort owned by The Fairmont Hotel chain blessed…
Well, if it’s too good to be true it probably isn’t…we’ve all heard it. Can there be a good wine for $3.99 a bottle? In Napa Valley? Read to believe: Via APP.COM
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