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Art Lovers Love These Hotels Aug. 17, 2025
By Victor Block As aficionados of various kinds of art, Bill and Mary Thompson were thoroughly enjoy... Read More
Beyond Tasting Wine in Napa and Sonoma May. 24, 2025
By Divina Infusino What can visitors do in Napa and Sonoma besides drink wine? The question looms la... Read More
Regionality Jun. 14, 2022
As a winegrowing paradise, California has always been blessed with loads of sunlight and beneficent ... Read More
Bait and Switch May. 24, 2022
Sometimes it's simply just a mistake, but it seems always to backfire against the consumer. And some... Read More
Wine's Many Paths Feb. 22, 2022
The complications arising in the production of wine can be so voluminous that it takes a multi-year ... Read More
Place Names Feb. 08, 2022
When you buy a French Chablis, it will be made only from Chardonnay grapes grown in a small district... Read More
Merlot Prices Jan. 25, 2022
Living in the heart of Sonoma County wine country gives me direct access to winemakers, occasionally... Read More
Blended Red Wines Jan. 18, 2022
One of the most popular categories of wines in the last two years is the nearly ubiquitous blended r... Read More
It's Champagne Season Jan. 04, 2022
It's Champagne season — a line you might think indicates that this article is being published ... Read More
Unseasonal Touring Dec. 28, 2021
By any measure, Ezra Pound was a controversial figure, but it was one of his poems that joined force... Read More
Tasting Rooms Sep. 28, 2021
As the pandemic and wildfires subside in California, tasting rooms begin to host more people indoors... Read More
Napa Valley's Charm Lives On Aug. 22, 2021
By Richard Carroll The sins of progress have barely touched one of the world's most prestigious wine... Read More
What is WINO? Jun. 08, 2021
Sonoma County, often called "the other wine country," is larger and more diverse than its better-kno... Read More
2020 Hindsight Dec. 29, 2020
Sometime around late February or early March, the biannual Grands Jours de Bourgogne was canceled. I... Read More
Winery to Watch: St. Supery Nov. 10, 2020
NAPA, California — Cruising along Highway 29 through the Napa Valley is a feast for the eyes o... Read More
Napa Valley on the Rebound Nov. 03, 2020
NAPA, California — The drive south through the Napa Valley from Calistoga to St. Helena, along... Read More
Napa Valley Fire Update Oct. 27, 2020
On Oct. 20, CalFire announced the Napa Valley's devastating Glass fire was 100% contained. The Glass... Read More
Napa Valley Burning Oct. 06, 2020
The Napa Valley is on fire. The worldwide symbol of fine wine in America has been burning for more t... Read More
The Spottswoode Story Aug. 27, 2019
On a recent tour of Southern California with longtime winemaker Aron Weinkauf in tow, Spottswoode's ... Read More
Three Harvest Hot Spots Oct. 23, 2018
Harvest is a special time in wine country. Trucks loaded with grapes chug down narrow country roads,... Read More
