Author: Virginie Boone

Like Wine

A good time for experimentation and restrained spending, this is a wine season marked by holidays intimate and grand.

Hit the Refresh Button

A sweet California wine mixed with a wide range of botanicals makes for a refreshing aperitif.

One of the first grower and vintner responsible for the first appellation of Napa Valley grapes, Randy Dunn, holds his harvest of cabernet grapes in Angwin. (photo by Conner Jay)

Test Your Mettle

The Rutherford winery’s “A Day in the Life” experience is a pampered version of a shift during harvest.

George Webber plays Count Agoston Haraszthy for Buena Vista Winery. He is the ambassador for the winery, bringing the founder of the winery to life (photo by Jeff Kan Lee, 2012)

Wine With a Side of History

Historian delves into California’s early wine struggles and successes in book on winemaking history.

Driver Edric Jurado stands ready to serve Uber clients in Wine Country. (photo by Chris Hardy)

Totally Uber Cool

The buzz about Uber, a tech-hip private car service that launched in Sonoma and Napa this spring.