California's Napa Valley attracts plenty of visitors each year with its gorgeous scenery, gourmet eats, and, of course, some of the best wineries in t...
NAPA, Calif. -- Love the lush and lovely Napa Valley but hate how expensive it can be? You're not the first. In the late 19th century, writer Robert L...
Despite the easy access of information on the web, we are still fans of paper and longer form narrative, and turn to books for inspiration in travel.
World famous travel destination, Napa, California, is best known for its abundance of wineries. However, it's also home to a multitude of gourmet restaurants, unique shops and a vibrant live entertainment scene.
Whether you are headed to Napa to check out the "mother ship" of your favorite bottle or to discover a new gem that is mailing list only, it is bound to be a trip full of discoveries.
Napa? Napa who? California has a new top wine destination, and San Francisco residents don't even have to cross the Golden Gate Bridge to get there...
It's the plot of a hundred Broadway movies _ a gal or guy wants to break out of the chorus line and become a star. But does she or he have what it tak...
New England may be the epicenter of fall travel, but California can also get very colorful.
"Wine Country" by the Dub C Crew is the latest food-related rap video to pop up on our radar -- and these oenophiles mean business. The crew's target ...
Alcohol education should be introduced at a much earlier age to our youth. Children shouldn't be exposed to drinking through a Bud Light commercial, and college students should be taught when and how to moderate.
FRESNO, Calif. — An invasive species that led to vineyard quarantines across Northern California and threatened the state's wine industry has be...
By Michelle Locke, Associated Press Enjoying good wine in the great outdoors is fun, but toting glass bottles on the trail is no picnic. Enter t...
California Wine Country Getaways For Two, Just In Time For Valentine's Day (PHOTOS)
-- Along one of the San Francisco Bay's most valuable watersheds, healthy salmon runs will soon coexist, at last, with cabernet sauvignon. The ambit...
DAVIS, Calif. -- A new wine industry report indicates that wine grapes will be in short supply over the next few years, but it won't mean higher price...
By Tami Yu It's harvest season in wine country! If you weren't able to travel this past summer, now's the time to check out what's fun and new. To ...
By MICHELLE LOCKE, Associated Press NAPA, Calif. (AP) — You might think kids would be about as welcome at a winery as cork taint. But happily for...
In 2010, for the first time ever, we Americans drank more wine than the French. Quite an accomplishment.
Text courtesy of Trazzler.com. By Megan Cytron The movie Sideways put the Santa Ynez Valley on the map--and not just for aging burnt-out urban dwell...
These are not wineries with glossy, souped-up tasting rooms. These are wineries that merely go about the business of producing small quantities of really terrific wines.
Organics are simple enough -- growing produce with natural fertilizers and non-chemical pest control -- but biodynamics? Exactly. Biodynamic farming leaves the smallest carbon footprint of any agricultural method. Natch.
A very fun and a wholly different way to learn about wines, and develop an appreciation for those elusive Bordeaux varietals, I highly suggest a trip to Franciscan in California for the Blending Seminar.
Napa and Sonoma aren't communities of the wealthy and privileged, but communities of hard-working folks who love what they do, and love to share their wines with those lucky enough to pass through.
Text courtesy of Los Angeles Magazine. By Tanvi Chheda You can huff along sage-covered slopes or swing a 9-iron, seek heat therapy in a sauna or sea...
In a generation, this 25-mile-long valley has gone from Northern California backwater to internationally known wine appellation. But unlike Napa and S...
