Spring Break, Napa Style
Here in the northern half of Napa Valley — what locals call upvalley — spring break is underway. Yes, schools are out this week, but that’s not really what it’s Continue Reading →
Category: Food and Drink
When Life Hands You Lemons (Wine Country Version)
For anyone reading this who lives in a region beset by actual wintertime, I ask your forgiveness. Here in Napa Valley, we can tell it’s winter because the vines are bare Continue Reading →
Discovering My Inner Dane
When it comes to lifestyle trends, I can be counted on to be late to the party. So it has only been in the past few weeks that I have Continue Reading →
Midterm Madness and Munchies
Here in Napa Valley, it’s full-on fall. The leaves on the vines are changing colors, the nights and mornings are cool and crisp and, with the grape crush in process, Continue Reading →
Breaking Bud
Pardon my photography, which is informed more by enthusiasm than focus as I’m walking the dog along our twice-daily path past the vineyards that border our neighborhood. If you’ll indulge me: Continue Reading →