Last Friday night we made it out to the world premiere of Merlove, a documentary about Merlot. The premiere featured an hour-long Merlot tasting–with wines being poured by local vineyards–followed by a screening of Rudy McClain’s never-before seen documentary.
We arrived at the tail end of the Merlot tasting–having had our limit of wine during [...]
Last summer we told you about a local resident who was seeking funding for a documentary film on Merlot. Fast-forward to today and Rudy McClain is set to debut his film, dubbed “Merlove”, to a sold-out crowd at Copia this evening.
Earlier this week we caught up with McClain and ran a few questions past him. [...]
This weekend is shaping up to be another busy one for us. Tomorrow, we’ve got a FULL calendar–first, we’re headed to Cliff Lede Vineyards in Yountville for a private tour/tasting, which we’re really looking forward to (stay tuned for some write-ups and maybe even a video or two of our experience).
After that, we’re headed [...]
This past weekend, which was a hot and muggy one here in the Napa valley, we spent some time up at Flora Springs Winery. We were attending a truly Napa Valley event–a fundraiser for our little guy’s ’school’ as we call it (in reality, it’s a daycare)–which was hosted by Flora Springs out on West [...]
Every now and again our resident photographer finds the time to walk the vineyards and snap a few shots. It just so happens this past weekend was one–she was testing out some new filters for her lenses.
Below are two shots, the first showing an unfiltered view of some Oak Knoll District vines and grapes [...]
Everyone once in a while, you come across something that makes you stop and think for a moment. Late last week we were reading one of our favorite blogs and got a good chuckle out of one of the entries about a funny sign in Fremont.
The Boing Boing post reminded us that we’ve never [...]
It’s a hot, sweltering Friday afternoon and all we feel like doing is popping open a nice bottle of cool, crisp sauvignon blanc–if anyone has any suggestions, we’re all ears! In the meantime, here are a couple news items that caught our eye today.
No AVA designation for east Napa, at least not yet
Last week we [...]
It’s that time again–Thursday afternoon and the countdown until the weekend begins is underway. As always, here are a couple local events that might be worth checking out.
Saturday, June 21st
The 11th Annual Calistoga “Art in the Park” benefit will take place from 11am - 5pm at Pioneer Park on Cedar St. The outdoor event will [...]
In recent days there have been quite a number of new developments in Napa Valley’s restaurant scene. Here’s a quick recap for anyone scoring at home.
JoLe opens in downtown Calistoga
Several weeks back while cruising through downtown Calistoga we noticed a new sign. Within the Mount View Hotel, a new restaurant, JoLe, was nearly set to [...]
Duane Hoff (of Fantesca Estate and Winery up on Spring Mountain) and the crew at Adopt-a-Grape are out with their latest video installment. This one has the team searching for a water source on the property with the special help of a long time Napa Valley resident.
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