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Photos, Tweets and more from Silver Oak Blogger Day

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We spent a part of our weekend in Oakville at Silver Oak Cellars as the winery invited several local bloggers for a tour, tasting and lunch. Rather than the standard recap we’ve decided to use a cool new tool called Storify to collect some of the photos, tweets and other content shared during the event [...]

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Out and About in the Napa Valley [PHOTOS]

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This past weekend we were able to play ‘tourist’ a bit in the Napa Valley (more on that in an upcoming post). It’s a beautiful time of year, with the valley coming alive with vibrant green colors and new growth everywhere you look. Here are a couple photos to give you a sense. TechTags Plugin [...]

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Watch and Listen: The history of Napa County in less than two minutes

A good part of our day job involves keeping up on the latest and greatest developments in social media. Several weeks back we came across Qwiki, which is essentially a multimedia version of Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that anyone can edit. On Qwiki.com each entry contains an ‘Improve this Qwiki’ link just above the video [...]

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18th Annual Reach for the Stars Fashion Show: April 30th at The Meritage Resort in Napa

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For well over a decade now our family has participated, in one way shape or form, in the annual Reach for the Stars Fashion Show and Luncheon. This year’s event, which will be the 18th annual, is scheduled for April 30th at The Meritage Resort in Napa. Reach for the Stars is put on by [...]

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Spring has sprung in the Napa Valley [PHOTOS]

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After weeks of wet weather we’ve had plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures of late. As a result, the vineyards and local landscapes are popping with color and life. Here are a few photos we snapped this morning around the valley. TechTags Plugin [ Napa | Napa Valley | wine | winery | bud break [...]

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Silver Oak Cellars 2006 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon release day [PHOTOS]

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Just over a week ago we attended the Silver Oak Cellars release day, which was held at the winery in Oakville to celebrate the release of the 2006 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. All told there were somewhere in the neighborhood of 2,000 people at the event and the weather was spectacular as the temperature peaked [...]

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Sweet: Yountville’s Bouchon Bakery now serving up Valentine’s Day items

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Ready or not, Valentine’s Day is just a few days away. One of our favorite stops during the week for coffee and morning pastries is Bouchon Bakery in Yountville. As it does every year at this time, the bakery is currently serving up some sweet Valentine’s Day themed items. If you happen to drop in [...]

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