Tasting Rooms

Pine Ridge Winery – Wine Club Perks?

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It was a Wednesday in late November when we decided to head out to the Napa Valley for an overnight stay. It was a beautiful clear and sunny day in the mid 60’s. Most of the vineyards have lost their fall colors. It is still beautiful. The other beautiful feature of the Napa Valley at … Read more

Hess Collection Winery

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The Hess Collection Winery is a popular tasting room despite the fact that is off the beaten path, seven miles west of Highway 29, in the Napa Valley. It was remarkable how busy this winery was on a Wednesday when we visited a couple of weeks ago. The first thing you notice as you walk … Read more

Bounty Hunter — Wine Bar and Restaurant

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Tourists heading to the Napa Valley and Carneros usually bypass downtown Napa as they head north into the Valley. As a consequence, they miss out on some wonderful places to dine and taste wine. We have written previously about Pearl’s and Pilar’s, both great restaurants in downtown Napa. Last week we visited the Bounty Hunter … Read more

Artesa Winery

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Artesa Winery is one of the most spectacular wineries you will ever visit. The views are magnificent and everything about this winery is elegant. The Codorniu Family, a Spanish wine company known for its Cava in Spain, owns the winery. The Family has spared no expense in building a very modern and impressive winery. As … Read more

Rebledo Family Winery

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The Robledo Family Winery is a Carneros winery located at the Sonoma end of the Carneros region, on Bonness Road. It is really off the beaten path. You would never spot it unless you had set out to get there. The great thing about this winery is that it is the first Mexican family-owned winery … Read more

Beyond Calistoga: A Visit to Alexander Valley

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If you are hanging out in the town of Calistoga you might think about taking a day trip to check out a few wineries in Sonoma County. This is an easy drive along Highway 128 and perhaps one of the most beautiful roads in California wine country. The drive is about 25 miles from Calistoga to Sonoma County’s wine destination town of Healdsburg.

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Frank Family Winery

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Frank Family Winery is one of the busiest wineries in the Napa Valley but a very fun place to visit. During our visit, there was a constant stream of people wandering in and out of the winery. And this, mind you, was on a Monday. The winery is the site of former historic Larkmead Winery … Read more

Alpha Omega Winery

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Alpha Omega Winery is a new winery, with its first vintage in 2006. The winery occupies the facilities that once were Quail Ridge Winery and then Esquisse Vineyards. It is located just off Highway 29 on Mee Lane in Rutherford. There are big plans for Alpha Omega. First, there is construction going on throughout the … Read more

Diamond Oaks Vineyards

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Diamond Oaks Vineyards has been around since 1982, not making wine but selling grapes to Napa wineries. It was not until 2001 that Diamond Oaks produced its first vintage of wine under the Diamond Oaks label. In 2003, the Diamond Oaks winery moved into its present location on Oakville Grade. It is a beautiful facility, … Read more

Black Stallion Winery

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The Black Stallion Winery is the newest winery in the Napa Valley as of August 1, 2007. After seeing the full-page ad announcing the opening in the wine section of the San Francisco Chronicle, we decided to take a drive and visit the Black Stallion Winery. The winery is located at the south end of … Read more