Zinfandel – a heritage grape worth preserving
The 21st annual Zinfandel Festival in San Francisco this week, sponsored by the Association of Zinfandel Advocates & Producers (ZAP), highlights why …
The un-clonable Caldwell of Coombsville
Irreverent, irrepressible and incorrigable – that about sums up John Caldwell and Napa Valley wouldn’t be the same without him. No other …
Napa Valley compleat with Coombsville AVA
The Coombsville AVA became official on December 14, 2011 but the region was always an integral part of high quality Napa Valley …
Napa Valley sparkles with a luxe food & wine “Camp” at Schramsberg Vineyards
[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, …
A new breed rising in Calistoga – Kelly Fleming Wines
After taking a back seat for decades to the more famous sub-appellations in the Napa Valley, Calistoga is quietly becoming the destination …
Kenzo Estate: Napa Valley luxury wine through a lens of Japanese culture
Kenzo Tsujimoto, Chairman of publicly held Capcom Co., Ltd., is the owner of Kenzo Estate, a 15,000 case production winery in the …
Downtown Napa wine tasting in style
For those of you touring Napa Valley wine country, it’s sometimes nice to spend one day in one place, without a car, …
Beyond BBQ – zinspired pairings of zinfandel wine and food
Zinfandel, like most reds, goes great with BBQ and there was plenty of that at the Good Eats & Zinfandel pairing at …
Working successfully with nature at Spring Mountain Vineyard is an inspiration to all
One doesn’t need to drive far up Spring Mountain from Main Street Saint Helena before they reach a hidden property with beautiful …
A life-long passion for zinfandel at Robert Biale Vineyards in Napa Valley
In a valley dominated by cabernet sauvignon vines, Robert Biale Vineyards is committed to zinfandel. Zinfandel has been a way of life …
Zinfandel – California’s heritage grape celebrated at 20th anniversary of ZAP
There are few grapes around the world that can be said to be a country’s ‘signature’ grape – those grapes that do …
Black Sears – Signature zinfandel at the summit of Howell Mountain
As one drives up Howell Mountain from the foggy Napa Valley floor, one quickly appreciates the attributes of cultivating vines on …
New SFMOMA exhibit “How Wine Became Modern” begins in the Napa Valley
The San Francisco Museum of Art exhibit “How Wine Became Modern” should more accurately be called “How the Global Wine Industry Became Modern” …
Howell Mountain AVA – Napa Valley’s first mountain wines
More than a century before Napa Valley became an official American Viticultural Area in 1981, the St. Helena Star wrote: “If any …
Rubicon Estate – on a path of destiny
In naming his first wine Rubicon, Francis Ford Coppola laid down his commitment to quality begun by his predecessors at Inglenook. In the spirit of Gustave Niebaum and John Daniel Jr. before him, and with the tenacity to see his vision come to fruition as some of his greatest films, Francis Ford Coppola creates the next great chapter in the saga of this celebrated estate.