Author: Joe Becerra
Historic Napa Valley Wineries This photograph of the historic Inglenook Chateau was shot in early January a few years back. There are many clear and beautiful d... Read more.
Sierra Foothills Winter Our traveling wine country motto: “Any time of the year is the best time to visit the wine country.” This could not be more ... Read more.
We traveled this year to several wonderful wine country regions of California. We made visits to Mendocino, Sonoma, the Napa Valley, Paso Robles, Santa Barbara ... Read more.
A visit to the Louis M. Martini winery is a visit to Napa Valley’s past. The winery was founded on Highway 29 in St. Helena in 1933. The winery has always... Read more.
The Quintessa Experience Quintessa is a landmark on the Silverado Trail and I have driven by many times. Each time I’d driven past Quintessa, I wondered i... Read more.
Concrete fermenting egg revisited We spotted these concrete fermenting eggs in the cellars of the Quintessa Winery in the Rutherford AVA of the Napa Valley. T... Read more.
Lunch at Angele in Napa We stopped in at Angele in Napa for lunch on Monday of this week. Angele Restaurant and Bar is a very fun and popular French-style bistr... Read more.
Why Judd’s Hill Winery is a good place to start your wine tour in the Napa Valley Judd’s Hill winery in the Napa Valley is a very good place to star... Read more.
The Napa Valley needs water! California needs water! This is a welcome sight in the Napa Valley wine country. Recent rains have dumped several inches of water ... Read more.
Meet Tobin James Back in August on the Wine Bloggers pre-conference trip, Janelle and I met winery owner and winemaker Tobin James out at the Dusi Ranch wher... Read more.