As this blog evolves, we continue to get more and more great comments from you, our loyal readers. As our way of saying ‘thank you’ to those of you who take the time to leave a comment or two on our posts, we’ve decided to close each month with a quick round-up of the comments [...]
OK, so this one’s admittedly a bit odd. Ever since we can remember there have been some strange looking beings roaming the hills of the Napa Valley. And no, we’re not talking about Martians or anything that resembles Alf. We can’t help but wonder if we’re the only ones who look at something and automatically [...]
Happy April Fool’s weekend! We have a great lineup of events for you this weekend…no joke!!
Saturday, March 31:
Napa Valley Spring Dinner Cooking Class is a hands-on class and allows students to cook with Julie Logue-Riordan, who was classically trained by accomplished French Masters. Students will create a homey Cannellini Bean Soup, Pan Sautéed Chicken with [...]
Yesterday, we brought you the first part of our interview with Ballentine Vineyards’ winemaker, Bruce Devlin. In part two of the interview today, Devlin tells us what it’s like to work for a ’boutique’ Napa Valley winery and about his latest release–a 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon–the winery’s first-ever Cab. Enjoy!
CB: Tell us what it’s like to [...]
For this installment of ‘Five Questions’ we tracked down Ballentine Vineyards’ winemaker, Bruce Devlin, in between bottling activity and his other various duties. Devlin was extremely open and honest in answering questions for us, so we’re doing something a bit unique with this interview. Rather than cram everything into a single post, we’re going to [...]
On Saturday, we headed up valley to check-out the 14th Annual Taste of Yountville, something we included in our latest edition of Cork Bits. Pretty much the entire town of Yountville was shut-down to automobile traffic–the streets lined with representatives from local wineries, restaurants and other businesses.
We’re talking Cosentino Winery, St. Supery, Jessup Cellars, [...]
As we were driving around the valley this weekend we came across something that made us pull over and stop–there was a herd of sheep grazing in the vineyards. Apparently this is an effective way to rid a vineyard of unwanted weeds that may be popping up between the vines after a wet winter. We’re [...]
Every year more than five million people visit the Napa Valley. Things get super busy when the weather warms up and tourist season peaks during ‘the crush’, that time in the late summer/early fall when all the wineries are harvesting grapes from the vines to start the actual winemaking process. Having lived in the valley [...]
To commemorate the first weekend of Spring, this edition of Cork Bits is dedicated to some of the Valley’s celebrations of the season as well as other fun events.
Saturday, March 24:
A Taste of Yountville showcases the town’s “gourmet roots”. This event, part of the annual Mustard Festival, features samplings of gourmet restaurant fare, olive oils, [...]
As today’s the first day of Spring, the Spring Equinox as it’s formally known, we thought we’d put together a quick list of the top five things we like about Springtime in the Napa Valley.
Here goes:
5) The price most locals (and even some visitors) pay for living in the blossoming valley during Springtime is [...]
