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While Sangiovese is not a grape varietal widely planted in the Napa Valley, there are a handful of producers such as Benessere Vineyards in Calistoga.

I do not know the exact date these grapes were picked, but due to the recent wild weather, I understand that most grapes that will come in, have come in.

If you’re going to be in the Napa Valley this upcoming Independence Day weekend, we recommend taking the family to the Silverado July 4th parade in Calistoga.

A small-town, old-fashion parade at its finest, festivities begin at 11am. Get there early though–and bring lots of water. Due to its northernmost location in the valley, Calistoga is always [...]

Last night was Very Napa Valley.

Ten of us–all friends from the world’s finest bocce team, Joanie Loves Bocce–began the evening with bubbles and cheese at Brittany’s most adorable cottage here in Saint Helena.

From there, we headed up to Castello di Amorosa–simply called ‘the Castle’ here in the valley–via a chauffeured shuttle (a very thoughtful courtesy of the [...]

A lot of wineries have a resident animal(s).

Cats, of course, with their mousing skills are a natural.

An entire book has been published about Winery Dogs.

Casa Nuestra Winery even has goats.

We recently visited Cuvaison Winery up in Calistoga as part of our family-friendly wineries project. Here is their adorably friendly and amazingly calm kitty:

P.S. We all had a great [...]