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There are few accommodations in the area that combine food, wine, history and scenery like the Churchill Manor, a Napa Valley bed and breakfast experience you don’t want to miss. If you’re planning the idyllic wine country retreat, there is certainly no place more quintessentially Napa than one of the area’s original mansions, which was built […]
There are few things that go together as well as chamber music and fine wine, which is probably part of what makes Music in the Vineyards one of the world’s most highly acclaimed chamber music festivals. It is held in late summer each year throughout Napa Valley, hosting world famous artists-in-residence from throughout North America […]
A visit to Napa Valley often involves touring the beautiful countryside spotted with charming towns that manage to embrace both old world California and modern culinary and agricultural life. There are many Napa Valley cities and towns worth stopping in as you travel from vineyard to vineyard. If you happen to stumble into the neighboring […]
As much as the native Napa Valley folks know how to eat and drink, they also know how to enjoy the beautiful environment in which they live. With many locals being long distance runners, cyclists, and just generally nature appreciators, it’s no surprise that back in September of 2008 a group of volunteers decided to […]
Napa Valley has a long agricultural history, and before the land was even divided up into wineries, grapes were growing wild on the hillsides, marking a future wine country to be inundated with savants from overseas. One of those men was George Calbert Yount, who came to California in 1831 and won two Mexican land […]
A trip to Napa never fails to be a culinary adventure. Aside from all the wine tasting, you can count on numerous eating excursions whether at the area’s finest dining restaurants or at one of the famed cooking classes in Napa. If you’re already a foodie and looking to expand your repertoire of recipes, then […]
The Napa Valley is known mostly for its daytime activities, consisting of visiting wineries and vineyards to take tours and taste delicious vintages, as well as the beautiful sights to be seen while hiking and on bike tours. Being a town of fancy beverages you might assume that downtown Napa has a decent nightlife, and […]
Wine tasting is as ancient a practice as wine production and has long been an expert trade that is now enjoyed recreationally. At one of the many downtown Napa tasting rooms, visitors enjoy the privilege of partaking in this ritual, examining and evaluating wines based on their sensory effects. While sommeliers and buyers will employ […]
When you visit Napa Valley and particularly when you take the Robert Mondavi Winery tour and taste some of their perfectly crafted wines you will understand that something about the place correlates with the richness of flavor in the glass. Having its first harvest in 1966, the Robert Mondavi Winery has been producing some of the […]
Wherever you find exceptional wine you’re sure to find equally amazing food, which is why Napa, CA, while known for vineyards and wineries, is also known for its world class restaurants. Great wine, of course, should be imbibed alongside great food, and so a visit to Napa goes. This charming town at the base of […]