Filed under: Wine , Lunch , Dinner , West Coast , Restaurants , Farming , Vegetables , Cheese , Fruit , America The question is, would you really go all the way to the Napa Valley wine country and not taste wine? Doubtful. However, Mimi Sheraton thinks that Napa has enough of a gourmet food ... (rather than a full meal). In the town of Napa, Copia, the American Center for wine, offers classes...

... planning to go tastin gin the Wine Country, the Chronicle aslo has tips for how to do it like a VIP ... Filed under: Wine , West Coast , Beef , Cheese , Raves & Reviews , Newspapers , How To , America , in sixty seconds The San Francisco Chronicle Wine section has officially moved from Thursday to Friday. Wine tasting isn't exactly a cheap pastime, but still, California wineries drew more...

Everywhere you look in Napa County, you see what was once a farming and working-class socio-economic environment transformed into an upper-class enclave and tourist attractions, with baronial wine estates, hillside celebrity mansions, upscale shops and restaurants, luxurious inns, BBs...

Any wine lover who is lucky enough to travel will often consciously work to squeeze in some wine time, traveling to local vineyards and shops on the way. But what if you don't have to leave home or at least... Continue...

Not so “full bodied, rich, big, succulent and long” as the label states, but still a darn fine wine...

Fermentation has spies everywhere. We learned today that Sir Mick Jagger took a swing into Napa Valley last night to dine at the Mich 3-star French Laundry. Thomas Keller, owner of the French Laundry was on hand for the visit...

My neck of the woods is generally a fairly quiet little place. Glen Ellen in Sonoma Valley is off of Highway 29, the major road tht runs down the center of Sonoma Valley. Despite the tourism that is year round,...

... is used to host the “wine cave dinner” and celebration.   Adding to the uniqueness is the pouring of very rare Hans Fahden wine, naturally.  In fact, no detail seems to have been missed in providing ... .   And expect to see some Hans Fahden wine in our portfolio in the coming months...

... of Alhambra Valley Ranch. The fire signaled a a long downturn in the Contra Costa County wine industry...

Lange 2005 Pinot Noir: Holy crap. That's a good wine...