3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1384+ words) Judd's Hill Winery, on the Silverado Trail north of the city of Napa. After almost 50 years of making wine in the Napa Valley, Judd’s Hill Winery announced it is “winding down” winery operations. “Our brand will continue on a smaller…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (433+ words) St. Helena winemaker Tom Rinaldi, pictured here with his wife Beverly Kinney at the 2023 Festa Italiana at Lyman Park, died this weekend at age 77. Harvest report correspondent Elizabeth Vianna, third from left, and the rest of the harvest team at…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (452+ words) The city of St. Helena's year-long celebration of 150 years of incorporation culminated Saturday, Sept. 5, with a block party at the corner of Adams Street and Library Lane featuring food vendors, kids' activities, music by Wonder Bread 5, and a drone show....

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (175+ words) Freshly harvested grapes at Chimney Rock Winery. Fairwinds Estate Winery in Calistoga sold for about $12.8 million after heavy damage from the 2020 Glass Fire. The new owner, Calistoga Farms LLC, plans to transform it into a private wine club and estate…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (192+ words) Harvest report correspondent Elizabeth Vianna, third from left, and the rest of the harvest team at Chimney Rock Winery in the Stags Leap District. Fairwinds Estate Winery in Calistoga sold for about $12.8 million after heavy damage from the 2020 Glass Fire....

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (682+ words) Fairwinds Estate Winery in Calistoga, which suffered heavy damage in the 2020 Glass Fire, has been sold for an estimated $12.8 million. The property is being transformed into a new estate winery and private wine club. Fairwinds Estate Winery LLC sold the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (628+ words) Napa Valley Vintners will invest $1.8 million in five local nonprofits providing wellness services on school campuses across Napa County, the organization recently announced. The grants will support Mentis, Napa Valley Education Foundation, Aldea, On the Move and UpValley Family Centers,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (321+ words) The White Barn will celebrate St. Helena's 150th birthday by screening a quirky film about a town celebrating its own 150th birthday at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. Christopher Guest's mockumentary "Waiting for Guffman" (1996) will be accompanied by selections from "Valley Pie," a fondly remembered…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (303+ words) Merlot hangs at Smith-Madrone on Spring Mountain. Last week some Napa Valley growers found themselves doing something they've never done: harvesting reds in August. Several correspondents report the year's first Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec hitting crush pads. One of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (332+ words) We recently chose a restaurant in St. Helena to celebrate my wife's birthday. We chose St. Helena Bistro on Main Street. We were there promptly at 5 p.m. and were met by the owner as he opened. We were seated. Our server…...