When you think of Northern California, Napa is probably the first thing that pops into your head. Visions of the greenest rolling hills with plots of your favorite grapes growing in the valleys... Read more >>

After reading numerous rave reviews about Walla Walla’s exploding wine industry and its revitalized downtown area, it sounded like Napa had finally met its match. One article I read quoted the... Read more >>

What separates a good restaurant from a great restaurant is the way they handle adversity. In this case, the adversity was me. French Laundry in Napa, California is the Bentley of restaurants, the... Read more >>

Many oenophiles head straight to Napa for their wine tasting travels. Napa’s great of course, but the entire west coast of North America has much to offer in the way of wineries, from the cool... Read more >>

On back to back weekends, my husband and I decided to experience and compare polar opposite hotels—one eco-resort recently opened in California’s Napa Valley and the other a long-time... Read more >>

We just came back from a fabulous (and frugal) trip to California wine country. Our original plan was to spend a few nights in Mendocino and completely pass on Napa and Sonoma. Not because we... Read more >>

Kelly MacDonald, Executive Chef for the Napa Valley Wine Train, was standing in a walk-in refrigerator, pointing to a large round of stinky white stuff. “We have an assortment of fine cheeses,... Read more >>