Carneros has a cool climate perfect for growing Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. But at a recent Carneros Wine Alliance tasting, I learned the region is cool in more ways than one. It’s a region where a confident new generation embraces tradition in a search for authenticity, and the old garde hews to its free-thinking, but no less authentic, ways.
It poured yesterday in the Napa Valley but it didn’t stop hundreds of fans from crowding the annual Mount Veeder Appellation annual …
I’ve written about Napa Valley’s earliest vineyards from St. Helena to Howell Mountain and Stags Leap, but no region’s vintners have had …
A couple years ago at the Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival technical conference, winemaker Greg La Follette spoke about Pinot Noir lovers. …
One of my favorite events at the annual 4-day ZAP (Zinfandel Advocates and Producers) Zinfandel Fest in the city is Epicuria, an …
Photos by Huge Galdones As much as I love living off the bounty of sweet vegetables from my garden in the summer, I could …
Our tiny valley has some of the best restaurants on the entire West Coast, but what jump starts our days of touring …
Culinary cultures and personalities shine in the West End of Downtown Napa. These restaurants may be small, but they are big on …
Opening day for the Napa Farmers Market always feels like summer. It’s sunny, people stroll around leisurely in their shorts and sandals …
[flagallery gid=37 w=400 h=100 name=Gallery] How green is my valley? National lists ranking the greenest cities in the U.S. usually include …
The 21st annual Zinfandel Festival in San Francisco this week, sponsored by the Association of Zinfandel Advocates & Producers (ZAP), highlights why …
Zinfandel has been grown in California since the 1850’s and, unlike many of the early-planted varietals, zinfandel has maintained its popularity to …
Irreverent, irrepressible and incorrigable – that about sums up John Caldwell and Napa Valley wouldn’t be the same without him. No other …
The Coombsville AVA became official on December 14, 2011 but the region was always an integral part of high quality Napa Valley …
[flagallery gid=13 name=”Gallery” w=100% h=100] When immigrant Jacob Schram searched the relatively virgin Napa Valley in the early 1860’s to plant vines, …
