More on California Wine Country
By Janis Cooke Newman
In the not-too-distant past, the best dinner spot in Healdsburg was a red-sauce Italian joint next to the highway, and the only option for...
By Bonnie Wach
I'm lying naked facedown on a table while a masseuse anoints my feet with a balm of freshly crushed organic Meyer lemon, sage and olive oil....
By Janis Cooke Newman
Even if you spit, hire a designated driver and plan your route with the efficiency of a mom navigating Costco, there are only so many...
By Michelle Locke
More wedding bells could ring at Napa Valley wineries after a tough economic year that has some saying yes to a proposal to revise rules...
By Phil Zimmerman
Until recently, the closest thing I'd come to a cooking class was watching the demo station at Trader Joe's. After seeing "Julie & Julia," I...
A Pinot blending party, tastings and charming restaurants lure wine lovers to the Central Coast.
A toast to old wineries: These centuries-old vineyards welcome their past. Restored and reinvigorated, they offer a taste of a forgotten...
By Jenn Garbee
Every time my husband, Kevin, and I visit the Napa Valley, we leave with a newfound appreciation for the local arts: the art of wine making,...
By Josh Sens
The fiddlehead ferns looked like fashion models, curved and slender, on display beside the blushing beets and round-bottomed fennel bulbs....
By Steve Chawkins
The man did not seem to be a serious student of wine. Disheveled, unshaven and reeking of booze, he demanded a glass, rested his head on the...
By Russ Parsons
Napa, Calif.
By Corie Brown
Napa Valley vintners had already started buzzing about a promising 2007 vintage when Aug. 27 dawned and pandemonium broke loose....