How you get there, and who you get there with, can be just as important as the places you end up.
Doug Shafer | Posted 05.15.2012
Over the decades I've seen myths of all kinds build up around wine country and as someone who's on the inside, I'd like to play mythbuster to some of the big ones.
Myra Demeter | Posted 05.08.2012
We just returned from our first weekend away from home since my husband's stroke 20 months ago.
Kensington Tours | Posted 04.28.2012
From the wildest street parties to time-honored cultural traditions, take a look at this collection of fantastic festival photos from around the globe.
Anne Z. Cooke | Posted 04.16.2012
Urban Tavern is in the Tenderloin District, so-named for a rougher decade when labor bosses and crooked politicians controlled the area.
Organic Authority.com | Posted 04.06.2012
What will become of the organic wine industry?
Scott Bridges | Posted 05.15.2012
Imagine extracting the essence of Napa Valley and recreating it in restaurant form and sprouting it up in Westwood Village. OK, that's not exactly what the Napa Valley Grille is, but it may be as close as you are likely to find.
Andrew Harper | Posted 05.14.2012
The design may be sleek, but the attitude here is happily old-fashioned. Children and pets are welcome. Bicycle riding is encouraged.
Mary Orlin | Posted 05.07.2012
Of course there is the wine at these wineries, but art is the main attraction. That the art pairs with the wine is a happy bonus.
BootsnAll | Posted 04.13.2012
Staying at a wine hotel means everything you need is within a short walk from your room.
Robin Wilkey | Posted 01.27.2012
Every town has its legendary families (the Gettys, the Trainas, the Newsoms), and in Napa Valley, one reigns supreme: the Mondavis. From the 1960s...
Mary Orlin | Posted 02.29.2012
Although we're still going through challenging economic times, spirits of the vintners throughout wine country seem to be rising. Keeping that positive state of mind, here are my top 10 wine moments of 2011.
Katie Beck | Posted 02.28.2012
After wrestling with the subways in Paris, trains in Italy and street maps in Ramallah, getting lost in a place where I can speak the language seems luxurious.
Alexis Swanson Traina | Posted 02.05.2012
Ira Yeager is a world-famous painter, bohemian, raconteur and entertainer from Northern California. He behaves as though he is living in the 18th cent...
AP | TRACIE CONE | Posted 02.08.2012
-- Along one of the San Francisco Bay's most valuable watersheds, healthy salmon runs will soon coexist, at last, with cabernet sauvignon. The ambit...
AP | Posted 12.08.2011
Eric Risberg, Associated Press OAKVILLE, Calif. -- Harvest has barely ended in Napa Valley, but on Highway 29, the late fall colors and darker days...
Mary Orlin | Posted 02.05.2012
Didn't get all your holiday shopping done on Black Friday or Cyber Monday? Not to worry, I've got a list of wine-inspired gifts, organized by the personality of the recipient.
Posted 12.02.2011
According to the US Wine Market Council, the U.S. per capita consumption of wine reached 3.04 gallons in 2010 with an annual production of 71 million ...
The Huffington Post | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 11.29.2011
From the basketball court to the tasting room? That's the latest move from recently retired NBA star Yao Ming, who has started his own Napa Valley win...
Napa Patch | Posted 01.23.2012
Thanksgiving is this week and the question on many minds is what wine to pair with the big feast. To help answer the question we spoke with a few loca...
Fathom | Posted 01.15.2012
Unwind while you sip varietals, lounge by the pool and hang with genuine cowboys.
Rozanne Gold | Posted 01.07.2012
The take-away from three days and nights at the Culinary Institute of America's food conference -- "World Casual: The Future of American Menus" -- comes the notion that the food of tomorrow will be a big mash-up of tastes and flavors all on one plate.
AP | By MICHELLE LOCKE | Posted 12.11.2011
Michelle Locke, Associated Press NAPA, Calif. — As the crisp bite of fall turns vineyards into a kaleidoscope of russet and orange, the Napa Vall...
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Posted 11.15.2011
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 ...
Tom Wark | Posted 11.15.2011
Get off the beaten Wine Country path and experience the Wine Country less traveled. Here are my top 10 ways to create a unique wine country experience.
Sarah Hall | Posted 05.29.2012