It’s been one of those weeks here for us–busy at work and a sick little guy to take care of, so apologies for the somewhat infrequent postings. Here are a couple quick items that caught our eye.
Presidential visit
There’s been lots of buzz around these parts about a planned visit today by the President of the [...]
This afternoon we braved a sea of tourists and checked out the official opening of Michael Chiarello’s NapaStyle store in Yountville.
Our resident photographer worked her magic and we’ve got a ton of pictures (not just of Michael Chiarello either :)). Here’s a quick preview, see the link at the end of this post for [...]
We’ve written before about Thomas Keller’s attempt to take over the town of Yountville with restaurants, hotels and the like. Well, now Keller is getting a bit of competition in the form of Michael Chiarello.
It’s no secret that Chiarello has been working to open a flagship NapaStyle store in the V Marketplace–and as of this [...]
Happy Independence Day everyone. Here are a couple things happening today and this weekend that you might want to check out if you’re in town.
Many of the special events are sold out at this point.
The Yountville 4th of July Festival begins at the Veterans Home with an all day street faire featuring food, wine [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
