Napa Valley Winery Sale

The big boys are on a buying spree. This week conglomerates have bought Napa Valley wineries William Hill Estate, Duckhorn Vineyards, and the biggest shocker of all, Stag’s Leap Wine Cellar. Stag’s Leap Wine Cellar, not to be confused with Stags’ Leap Winery (owned by Fosters Wine Estates) was sold to St. Michelle Wine Estates … Read more

Close Pegase Winery

Clos Pegase is one of our favorite Napa Valley wineries. If we are anywhere near the winery we make it a point to stop by just to take a look around. What interests us most about this winery is not the wine, but its spectacular architecture and the fascinating artwork displayed throughout the winery premises. … Read more

McKenzie-Mueller Vineyards & Winery

McKenzie-Mueller is a hidden winery tucked away on Las Amigas Road in the backroads of the Carneros region of Napa County. For travelers that happen to stumble on this winery, it is a great discovery. We passed this winery on the way to Bouchaine Vineyards and just happened to spot the small winery sign posted … Read more

Bouchaine Vineyards

Bouchaine Vineyards is located in the beautiful backroads of the Carneros wine region in Napa County. This is a good choice for a tasting room especially if one is attempting to escape the massive weekend crowds that flock to the Napa Valley during the peak months. There are two ways to get to Bouchaine but … Read more

Merryvale Vineyards

Merryvale Vineyards is one of the more popular wine tasting stops in the Napa Valley. Merryvale is located just as you enter the town of St. Helena driving north on Highway 29. It is right next store to the landmark Tra Vigne restaurant. We like this winery for several reasons. We had a memorable evening … Read more

Raymond Vineyards

Raymond Vineyards is located on Zinfandel Lane in St. Helena. Zinfandel Lane is one of the several crossroads that traverse the Napa Valley between Highway 29 and the Silverado Trail. If you are trying to escape the weekend crowds at peak season, you will find the crossroad wineries to be just a little less busy. … Read more

Castello di Amorosa – Napa Valley Castle

Last week we visited Daryl Sattui’s Castello di Amorosa, a 30 million dollar project that took 15 years to build. The castle is a combination of a winery, entertainment center, and visitor center. The Castle had its grand opening in early April of this year. We booked a 2:30 tour and made our way north … Read more

Laird Family Estate Winery

At Hurley’s restaurant, we ordered a bottle of Laird Estate Pinot Grigio. It was a delightful wine. That piqued our interest and the very next day we visited the Laird Family Estate Winery. The winery is located very close to downtown Napa on Solano Avenue, the road that runs parallel to Highway 29. Before our … Read more

Hagafen Cellars on the Silverado Trail

We have passed Hagafen Cellars many times driving along the Silverado Trail. Maybe it is because it is easy to miss or we are on a mission to visit another winery. This trip we are each armed with a coupon good for a free tasting at Hagafen that we clipped out of one of the … Read more

Twomey Cellars

Twomey Cellars is a little out of the ordinary in two respects. At Twomey Cellars in Napa Valley, they make only Merlot. All their Merlot grapes come from their estate vineyards in the Soda Canyon Ranch that is at the south end of the valley east of the Silverado Trail. The second interesting aspect has … Read more