Category Archives: Picnic Information
Nichelini Winery – 121 Consecutive Harvests
This little hidden winery in the Napa Valley may perhaps be best described as the “The Little Winery That Could.” Through the prohibition this winery kept chugging and chugging making wines. Continue reading
Amgen Tour in the Napa Valley – Best Viewing Spots
On Monday, May 17, the Amgen Tour of California will take the cyclists through perhaps what is the most stunning and spectacular portion of the entire eight-day tour. Too bad these world-class professional cyclists will have little chance to enjoy … Continue reading
Downtown Napa, The Good & The Bad
Last week we spent one night in downtown Napa. That is not much time to explore Napa but enough for us to discover some wonderful delights and a few things not so appealing for tourists. The new Avia Hotel is … Continue reading
Best Picnic Wineries with a View – Napa Valley
Most winery picnic areas are beautiful and serene but if you looking for a fantastic view of the Napa Valley, we have four recommendations. Diamond Oaks Winery This is off the beaten path but the word is out and it … Continue reading
Whatever Happened to the Picnic Law in the Napa Valley?
In July of 2008, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill calling for a special picnic license for wineries. This picnic law would grant a picnic license allowing wineries to designate a picnic area and sell visitors a full glass of … Continue reading
Mike Chelini, Winemaker at Stony Hill, One of Napa’s Old Guard
Mike Chelini began making wine at Stony Hill Vineyard in 1972 and has never looked back. Mike is one of Napa’s old guard, a member of the G.O.N.A.D.S.,* and a throwback to another time and era in the Napa Valley’s … Continue reading
William Hill Estate —A Very Big Family-Owned Winery
The William Hill Estate Winery is by definition a family-owned winery. It is owned and operated by a family, the Gallo Family. But nothing at William Hill presents itself as one of those old and small family-owned wineries run by … Continue reading
Napa Valley on the Cheap — A Frugal Getaway
With the gloom of the economy casting a pall on just about everything these days, a trip to the Napa Valley just might be the perfect escape. Harvest is over but fermenting tanks are going strong and there is that … Continue reading
Wine Picnickers Behaving Badly
A winery asked us to remove their name from our list of
Yountville – What The Wine Spectator Missed
Our June 15th edition of the Wine Spectator arrived in our mailbox with a special wine country section focusing on five different California wine venues including the town of Yountville in the Napa Valley. We happened to have been there … Continue reading
