Quintessa is a winery that you approach from a driveway that leads from Silverado Trail. I use that description, because not only are the winery and tasting room…
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When I was invited to Sterling Vineyards I have to admit that I wasn’t very excited. The property is beautiful, the gondola ride is neat, and the views…
Napa wineries are known to have the “No Food” rule. It has to do with a law that was enacted in the 1980’s to protect the valley from…
When I think of the Beringer name, I think of bottles on grocery store shelves and White Zinfandel, rather than a luxury estate and luscious Cabernet. Last week, I…
Materra means Mother Earth in Latin and is the name of a Merlot focused vineyard that California Girl and I recently visited. The vineyard and the tasting room…
Wente Vineyards in Livermore, California run a series of summer concerts. California Girl and I were fortunate enough to attend the second of this year’s series: Alanis Morissette.…
I know that by now it may seem impossible that I haven’t visited every single big winery in Napa Valley, but you have to remember that there are…
California Girl and I were invited back to Miner Family Winery to meet the winemaker and learn more about their wines and philosophy. Stacy Vogel, a Davis alumni,…
Truchard Vineyards is a family owned vineyard on the Old Sonoma Highway, just outside of Downtown Napa. Reservations are required and my appointment was at 1 pm on…
I was invited to an event to celebrate Ten Years of Castello di Amorosa; the beautiful Italian Castle that sits in the hills above Calistoga in Napa Valley.…