Content about Napa Valley AVA

March 5, 2012

Dry Creek to Marry Zin

Soil mates Dry Creek Valley and Zinfandel, after an extended co-habitation of more than a century, to officially declare their somewhat-undivided devotion to each other.

Dry Creek Valley and Zinfandel have decided to become what Napa and Cabernet Sauvignon already are – “soil mates” matching a terroir with a grape variety. They’ve been living together for more than a century, and now they want to make it official.

January 16, 2012

The Rise of Destination Wineries?

A small Pennsylvania winery is making a reputation as a low-volume, high-quality producer of northern Italian blends. If you want to taste them, you'll have to show up at their Avondale winery and tasting room.

The term “destination restaurant

March 24, 2011

The Art of Travel, Food and Wine Writing

Playing with Words and Wine

February 1, 2011

Oakville: Where Cabs Reach Cult Status

America’s West Coast is blessed with a number of prime areas for Cabernet Sauvignon, from Washington’s Red Mountain to some special hilltop vineyards in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains. But an appellation that has garnered a

January 26, 2011

A Conversation with Karen MacNeil, A.C.W.P.

If learning about premium winemaking in extraordinary facilities sounds like the career- and life-enriching experience you’ve been looking for, consider the Napa Valley Intensive.