Allen Balik has decided to make 2022 the year to discover new wines, in addition to revisiting favorites.
Ken Morris considers the appeal of plant-forward dishes for the new year.
Traci Dutton's passion for the culinary and literary arts have led her on a most interesting journey.
By offering pairings and experiences in wine passports rather than drilling down on discounts, Napa Valley wineries are able to use their own sales methods to push product to their new, thirsty customers.
Charlie Wolleson recalls his family's history farming land that has been in his family since the early 1900s.
Napa Valley has lured many young winemakers from across the globe. But in the case of Laura Díaz Muñoz the trip to Napa was meant only to be a brief sidestep before moving on. That was in 2007. Today, she is winemaker and general manager at Ehlers Estate winery.
For Graeme MacDonald, co-proprietor of MacDonald Vineyards, the project has allowed him to connect deeper with his own family and their generational land.
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The grape, known for its spicy, smoky wines with dark fruit flavors, is grown not only in Argentina and France, it's also grown in smaller amounts in other countries, including the United States.
The Napa Valley Wine Academy exceeded its scholarship goals and enrollment for 2021, and Stony Hill Vineyard has a new estate director, Michaela Kelly.
"But beyond all the young wines that I evaluate and the ancient ones that I love, there is a third category of wine: middle-aged," writes Dan Berger. "I rarely pay enough attention to this third kind of wine. Yet those wines that are not really young or old can be a delight."
Like so many other products, the price of wine has been rising and is expected to go up even higher this year as a result on the ongoing supply chain crisis, inflation and other factors. So far, the increase has been small, especially when compared to other things, like beef or gasoline. Bec…
The Napa Valley Wine Academy exceeded its scholarship goals and enrollment for 2021, and Stony Hill Vineyard has a new estate director, Michaela Kelly.
"But beyond all the young wines that I evaluate and the ancient ones that I love, there is a third category of wine: middle-aged," writes Dan Berger. "I rarely pay enough attention to this third kind of wine. Yet those wines that are not really young or old can be a delight."
"I used to like Zinfandel," Dan Berger writes. "He was an engaging, humorous fellow who often regaled us with silly jokes, had razor retorts for hecklers who disliked his brand of humor, and usually was the life of the party. Then arrogance set in..."
Champagne and other sparkling wines are a bright spot in the ever-changing landscape of wine sales in 2021.
Everyone knows what a noodle is, right? And everyone knows what pasta is, right? And they are really the same thing, right? Nope, and it’s time to have that noodle and pasta talk that your parents should have given you years ago.
What is the one item in your kitchen that you can use to cook an entire meal? No, not the Instant Pot.
Winter shifts the cooking menu of grilling and salads to heavier foods, such as stews and long-cooked braises but in the market there is one bright spot: lemons.
Here are three main courses that may add to the festivities.
Napa Valley photographer and wine industry veteran Jimmy Hayes set out to "crack the veneer" of the usual portrayals of wine.
The Four Seasons resort in Calistoga is finally open, and is everything you might expect from a first-class Napa Valley destination.
John and Michele Truchard have signed the papers, becoming the new owners and stewards of the Napa Valley Opera House. What's next for the historic venue?
As the first deep-dive exhibit of the “Who Tells Our Story?” series, the “Wine: Our Story” installment at Goodman Library in Napa features photos, artifacts and other educational materials about the industry’s reach in Napa Valley.
