Home to famed hot springs, mud baths, fabulous food and over fifty wineries, Calistoga is a wonderful place to start your wine country journey.
Long a designated territory of Baby Boomer ilk—a nice place to raise a family, but not a hang-worthy destination for city folk—Walnut Creek has lately been nudging its way onto the Bay Area culinary map with a host of new restaurants, some quite beautifully designed, that claim top chefs and mixologists on the nightly billing.
Rutherford is a tiny Napa Valley appellation consisting of only 6,650 acres under vine.
The Inn at Newport Ranch is much more than a place, it's a revelation.
When one thinks about the ways émigrés from Russia influenced western culture, wine certainly doesn't come to mind. Yet one Russian immigrant changed that.
2016 will mark 40th anniversary of the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, known as the Judgment of Paris, a historic affair.
Beverly Hills has been right under my nose all these years. I never thought that I would have such a fun time there.
Lodi, a vast region located in the midst of San Francisco Bay and Sierra Nevada Mountains, is only an hour and a half away from San Francisco. Astonishingly (considering the proximity) it's a world away, offering a laid back, friendly, less hurried pace of life.
Howell Mountain Appellation, with its rolling hills, picturesque views and unique setting offers outstanding options to anyone willing to veer slightly off-the-beaten-path.
The Dry Creek Valley (DCV) stretches over sixteen miles of breathtaking vistas.
Originating in the Burgundy region of France, with more than 400K acres planted, Chardonnay is grown on every continent except Antarctica.