Current Interests

Bardessono

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:25:28 -0800

Bardessono will hold the promise of a deep commitment to the heritage and environmental responsibility of the valley through innovative sustainability in every detail of the property design and management.

The Bardessono is inspired by the Bardessono family, their rich history in the Yountville community and the spirit of Napa Valley.

Bix

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:55:30 -0800

20 year-old Bix is an exceptionally stylish supper club, civilized speakeasy, a sophisticated saloon, and home to the 'perfect martini.'

Bocanova

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:54:29 -0800

Bocanova, the vibrant new Pan-American restaurant opening September 1 on Oakland's revitalized Jack London Square, draws on all these culinary riches, celebrating the ingredients and cuisines of Latin America and their intimate connection with their Old World counterparts, expressed through the culinary bounty of Northern California.

Bonny's Vineyard

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:44:55 -0800

Ending a 12-year hiatus, Bonny joins with a winemaking team comprised of son Matt Meyer and daughter-in-law Karen Meyer to bring back Bonny’s. She recently began accepting orders for the 2003 Bonny’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon at www.BonnysVineyard.com

Bounty Hunter Rare Wine Co.

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:42:03 -0800

"Because basically, people just want great stuff."

Fontanella Family Winery

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:10:46 -0800

Set in the western hills of Mt. Veeder and up the winding Partrich Road is Fontanella Family Winery. A newly built winery where winemaker Jeff his wife Karen with their family pour chardonnay, cabernet, and zinfandel.

Fourth Street

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:05:38 -0800

Only in Berkeley, California.

Krupp Brothers/Stagecoach Vineyards

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:29:54 -0800

High above the Stags Leap District in a small sub-appellation of Napa Valley known as Atlas Peak and extending on to Pritchard Hill are the rocky, mountainous vineyards of Krupp Brothers. Krupp Brothers began in 1991 with the vision of Dr. Jan Krupp, a physician with a green-thumb and a passion for great wine.

Meteor Vineyard

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:31:51 -0800

Meteor Vineyard is a 22-acre property located in the Napa Valley’s Coombsville agricultural region. It was established in 1998 by former America Online Inc. chairman and chief executive Barry M. Schuler and his wife, Tracy Strong Schuler.

The winemakers for Meteor Vineyard are Dawnine Sample Dyer and her husband Bill Dyer, who are 50 percent partners in this venture.

Meyer Family Cellars

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:42:18 -0800

It's a small operation – literally a "mom and pop" winery, with just three employees. But Karen knew what she was getting into. Her parents owned a wine shop in Perth, Western Australia, so she learned early in life what it takes to run a family business: abundant time, boundless energy and passionate commitment.

“It’s more than just a job; it’s all-consuming,” she says. “Our lives and the winery are so intertwined.”

Napa Valley Vine Trail

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:45:39 -0800

The Vine Trail is a grassroots project implementing the Napa Greenway Feasibility Study, a study commissioned by the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency that outlines a plan for a multi-use trail from Calistoga to Vallejo.

This Napa Valley bike trail starting at Trancas Street in Napa to the Calistoga Bike Trail at Dunaweal Lane in Calistoga, a distance of 22 miles.

Nan Grand-Jean

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:24:00 -0800

Breezes flow freely through doorways on each of the four faces of the hilltop studio painter Nan Grand-Jean designed and built for herself here. Grand-Jean, the architect, fashioned structures with unimpeded views in each direction. “This places the building on the axis with endless possibilities,” she explains. “I want to see as far as possible without the building impeding my view.” Grand-Jean, the painter, embraces light and wind as partners in the artistic process. “I like the wind to compose my paintings,” she says.

The Oxbow School

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:35:21 -0800

The Oxbow School - an innovative, interdisciplinary semester program combining visual arts with academics - provides high school students with the skills necessary to negotiate and succeed in an increasingly complex and interdependent world. Through rigorous studio art practice grounded in creative and intellectual inquiry, the program is designed to extend each student’s critical thinking abilities. Oxbow students develop a new sense of identity, self-worth, and confidence that enables them to take more active responsibility for their own learning and lives.

Paul Martin's American Bistro

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:29:31 -0800

"Eat organic. Believe in sustainable. Buy local. Love fresh." is the mantra of Paul Martin's back-to-the-farm American Bistro. The Roseville, California restaurant is a long-nurtured dream of local resident Brian Bennett and long-time colleague and chef Peter Serantoni. Together they teamed with restaurateur Paul Fleming to make it come to life.

ProAttitude

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:05:40 -0800

The Neuroscience of Success.
Empowering Performance and Igniting the Pursuit of Excellence.