Archive for: Napa Valley Wine

Our Favorite (Under the Radar) Wineries & Winemakers – Part 5 – Alpha Omega Winery

Our Favorite (Under the Radar) Wineries & Winemakers – Part 5 – Alpha Omega Winery

Alpha Omega winery is a special place.  Year after year, they produce wines of very impressive quality.  Their winemaker, Jean Hoefliger was born in Switzerland...

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Great Value Wines

Great Value Wines

If you’re looking for great value, we have some fine suggestions for you.  Every bottle is priced under $20, but each one still hits the spot, making them...

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Napa Valley Grapegrowers Spring Conference 2013 Recap

Napa Valley Grapegrowers Spring Conference 2013 Recap

Predicting a robust 2013 grape growing season, Napa Valley Grapegrowers also see a future shortage in Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, according to the three grape growers...

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Rutherford Grove Winery: Carrying on a Legacy

Rutherford Grove Winery: Carrying on a Legacy

Bob Pestoni and his wife Sylvia were presented with a rare opportunity about twenty years ago.  A small winery adjacent to their family´s Rutherford property had...

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Wines of the Week: Turnbull Cellars – Napa Valley

Wines of the Week: Turnbull Cellars – Napa Valley

Renowned award-winning Bay Area architect William Turnbull founded Johnson Turnbull Vineyards in 1979. Turnbull Cellars was designed to be low-key and in tune with...

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Dining Detectives: Flavor! Napa Valley – A Celebration of Food and Wine

Dining Detectives: Flavor! Napa Valley – A Celebration of Food and Wine

  We were pleased to attend the first annual Flavor Napa Valley Food and Wine event at the Culinary Institute of America in Saint Helena. The Greystone Building,...

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Robinson Family Vineyards 2006 Malbec / Napa Valley

Robinson Family Vineyards 2006 Malbec / Napa Valley

Perfectly situated under the face of the Stag’s Leap Palisades lays our hillside property. On the 78 acres you will find the highly visible outcropping of...

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Robinson Family Vineyards 2006 Merlot / Napa Valley

Robinson Family Vineyards 2006 Merlot / Napa Valley

The Robinson Family vineyard is located in an ideal setting. During the day the heat from the large structured volcanic rock of the cliffs penetrates the vines,...

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Robinson Family Vineyards 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon / Napa Valley

Robinson Family Vineyards 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon / Napa Valley

After retiring from the Army as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1967, Norman (Bud) Robinson and wife Helen (Dinky) Robinson purchased 78 acres in the Napa Valley. An idea...

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Robinson Family Vineyards 2006 Cabernet Franc / Napa Valley

Robinson Family Vineyards 2006 Cabernet Franc / Napa Valley

The Robinson Family vineyard is located in an ideal setting. During the day the heat from the large structured volcanic rock of the cliffs penetrates the vines,...

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