This is one of the first wineries you come to on the Silverado Trail driving north. The Luna Vineyards was established in 1995 when two long-time friends in the wine business purchased what was then the old St. Andrew’s Winery. In 2000, Luna opened its Tuscan style tasting room and winery facility. It is a … Read more
Flat Iron Grill is one of three restaurants in Calistoga owned by the same partners. They also own Brannan’s and Checkers, both on the next block down from Flat Iron on Lincoln Ave. Brannan’s is more upscale than Flat Iron and Checkers is more a beer and pizza place. We dined at Flat Iron on … Read more
Calistoga is our favorite town in the Napa Valley. Driving along Highway 29 north will lead you to this quaint town with an old-time atmosphere. Calistoga is famous not so much for wine, but for mud baths and hot springs. If you visited Calistoga 25 years ago, it remains about the same today. The Calistoga … Read more
We heard through the grapevine that Vincent Arroyo makes one of the best Petite Sirahs in the Napa Valley. What we found on our visit was a most unique winery tucked away off Tubbs Lane at the very north end of the Napa Valley, just past the town of Calistoga. The winery has no formal … Read more
Here is an interesting winery in more ways than one. It’s hidden, historic, family-owned, and along with barrels of aging wine, there are barrels of aging balsamic vinegar. Terraces is located on the Silverado Trail but tucked away from view. To find the winery, visitors need to know the address on Silverado to find the … Read more
We travel to the wine country often so we try to find something moderate in price for our lodging. B&B’s are not our thing unless we are with a group or it’s a special occasion. We don’t need something luxurious because we spend very little time in our rooms. What we really are looking for … Read more
V Sattui Winery
Nichelini Winery is one of three wineries that make up a wine trail in the Chiles Valley Appellation called the Napa Valley Backroads Winery Experience. We recently reviewed the other two wineries, Catacula Lake Winery and Rustridge Winery on this blog. Nichelini Winery is on Highway 128 just about the summit of this the mountain … Read more
Rustridge Winery is located in Chiles Valley Appellation in the Vaca Mountains above the Napa Valley. The area is rather isolated and visitors to this wine country will seldom find anything resembling a crowd. The beautiful area is scenic and quiet. In addition to the winery, the Rustridge property houses a four-room B&B. This makes … Read more
While having a cup of coffee at the Napa Valley Roasting Company, an article in the St. Helena Star caught our eye. It was about two brothers who grew up in the Valley, started a career elsewhere, and returned to make wine and start a family winery. We called Kelham Vineyards and scheduled a fancy … Read more