Sequoia Grove Winery provides a deeper, more immersive look at Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon through a tasting that emphasizes terroir-driven expression. The experience is unhurried and educational, allowing each wine to tell its own story—how warmer sites bring...
A visit to Silver Oak in Napa Valley is a highlight of any wine lover’s journey through California’s premier wine regions. Set in the heart of Oakville, this iconic winery is celebrated for producing some of the most...
An afternoon at Alpha Omega Winery feels like a perfectly composed snapshot of Napa Valley elegance. The tasting takes place in the beautiful yard overlooking a serene pond, where a graceful water fountain sends gentle ripples across the...
A tasting at ZD Wines offers a refined glimpse into the winery’s commitment to precision, balance, and timeless Napa Valley style. The experience begins with ZD’s Chardonnay, vibrant and beautifully layered, showcasing bright acidity, rich texture, and elegant...
Louis Martini Winery has been making wine in the area for over 90 years, situated right in the heart of the Valley along highway 29, it is a short distance to downtown St. Helena and therefore a stone...
Nestled against Mount Helena in Calistoga, hence the word play: “MonteLena”, Chateau Montelena boasts a incredible estate with a Classic Chateau, a Lake and cave cellar/tasting room. More notably, the Chateau is credited for putting California on the...
A tasting visit to Honig Winery feels like a perfect Napa Valley pause—easygoing, welcoming, and beautifully unhurried. It’s an ideal spot for an afternoon of sipping and relaxing, especially when you can settle under the shade of the...
In the past few years, guests have been enjoying their tasting at Caymus Vineyards in a lush and enchanted garden (See Video) Beautifully manicured landscape certainly had helped enhance the tasting experience for all guests. Starting in 2023,...
If lady Gaga has a wine tasting event, this would be it. Artsy, colorful and Red allover, a visit to Raymond Vineyards and Winery will have your senses tingled for more. It is certainly one of a kind,...
Menage a Trois, Sutter Home, Joel Gott and Napa Cellars, if these names sound familiar to you, it is because they are readily available at your local grocery stores. But did you know that these are all under...
From Silverado trail, approaching the heart of Stags Leap District, a white Church-like structure appearing from a distance, a Dutch Cape building surrounded by endless rows of grape vines. Welcome to Chimney Rock! Since 2004, Chimney Rock is...
Rombauer has won wine drinkers many times over with its signature California-style Chardonnay. Expressive notes of tropical and stone fruits, laced with bright acidity and just a touch of oak, all round of with rich, creamy and silk-like...
You couldn’t help it but appreciate the attention to details that went into building this winery. If that is any indication of quality and effort that went into crafting these wines, then I’ll be in for a treat....
If you are tired of over the top fruit bombs that tend to attract more tourists than wine lovers, head over to Round Pond Estate. Despite it being right in the heart of Rutherford Napa Valley, the tasting...
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Tucked away in the back road between Silverado Trail and Highway 29, you can’t help but feel at ease here at Caymus Vineyards tasting room. Guests will be tasting wine in an impeccable garden, yet so tranquil; soon...
Elementary Cellars Volume I Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Napa Valley Early in 2015, a gorgeous sun-blessed day in Napa Valley Wine country set up for some pleasurable wine tasting; quite a few outstanding wines on the list and Elementary...
Palmaz Vineyards, this place is very new to Napa Valley but already making giant leap. Beautiful estate with an impressive cave winery. The entire production takes place inside a massive cave, 4-story high winery eliminates the use of...
In the last two decades, Napa Valley took the wine world by a storm securing its place among the top wine producing regions, not just in California but in the world. Napa Valley produces less than 5% of...
The History “Opus” is a Latin word meaning an artistic composition by a well-established artist. If the taste of a Napa Valley wine could be compared to the sound of a musical masterpiece, that wine would be Opus...
Napa Valley Napa Valley boasts some of the very best vineyards and wineries not only in California but the world over. Rich soil and ideal climate spoil the vines, in turn they spoil wine lovers. Napa Valley is...
Springtime can’t seem to come fast enough, this year Winter overstayed its welcome with longer and colder days. And for that, we will keep more wines… This time we found ourselves back at the One Michelin restaurant Plumed...
In a beautiful restaurant tucked beside a quiet creek in the mountains, French cuisine becomes a dialogue between land, sea, and vine. The menu opens with the ocean’s delicacy: prawn and scallop, treated with restraint and reverence. A...
November 2023, we had the pleasure to taste the 2019 Screaming Eagle (top flight) rated 100 points (See Event here) . Very excited to say the least but sadly it didn’t live up to expectation. We knew that...
At Picasso Restaurant in Las Vegas, a tasting of Overture and Opus One becomes an exercise in quiet luxury, where every course feels deliberately composed. The experience begins with poached lobster, its gentle sweetness and pristine texture drawing...
Incredible event put together by Sequoia Grove Winery. Imitate and elegant, guests are treated to various of SG impeccable line up of Cabernet Sauvignon, paired beautifully with lip-smacking good bites by in-house executive chef Britney. Limo service is...
Why we found ourselves again at Sequoia Grove Winery? Because it is just that enjoyable each time. Executive Chef Britny did a wonderful job rotating her tasting menu to reflect the change in seasonal ingredients to showcase the...
Incredible Tasting event featuring Scarecrow 2015 and 2019, along with Abacus XX, Harland the Maiden 2016 and Seven Apart 2019. Our event took place at the elegant Plumed Horse, a Michelin Restaurant tucked quietly along the Saratoga foothill....
If you are familiar with Napa Valley, the name Joseph Phelps (JP) shouldn’t sound out of place to you. Rooted deeply in the Napa Valley Viniculture, JP Winery has been around for decades and the past decade or...
Ashes and Diamonds (AD) is “the new kid” on the block in the wine world in Napa Valley. Vintage decor, bright and very modern, from a distance, it looks nothing like a typical winery. Unpretentious and approachable. AD...
If you take a very short detour from Silverado Trail, you’ll find Goosecross Winery. If you prefer a more cozy place to sip on your wine, away from the hustling Highway 29, this is a must visit. Goosecross...
Seems like a foreign land, isolated from the rest of Spain, Galicia tucks away in the Northwest corner of Spain. With over 1000 miles of breath-taking coastline chiseled away in deep low valleys, in which water makes way...
