Details Unveiled and Tickets On-Sale for Flavor! Napa Valley

Posted on 04. Jul, 2011 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Charity events, Food & Wine, Napa Valley events, Special Wine Events

When Flavor! Napa Valley was announced in April, there were two small hitches. First, the news did not include the line up of exactly what the four-day food and wine festival would include when it took place Nov. 17-20 at the Silverado Resort & Spa in Napa and the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone [...]

Chic, Adults-Only Summer Camp for Foodies and Wine Lovers

Posted on 20. Jun, 2011 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine, Special Wine Events, Wine Tours

For kids, a great camp is often the highlight of summer. So, figured Ramekins Culinary School owners Sarah and Darius Anderson, why not offer an equivalent adventure for adults? Except in this case, their Sonoma camp may be the highlight of a lifetime. Wine Country Cuisine Camp begins next Monday, running June 27 to July [...]

V2V 2011 Showcases Napa Valley’s World Class Cabernet

Posted on 25. Apr, 2011 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine, Napa Valley events, Napa wineries, Special Wine Events

Napa Valley is best known for its stunning Cabernet Sauvignons, and this weekend, an elite group of growers and vintners will show us all why. The annual Vineyard to Vintner (V2V) 2011 event takes place April 29-May 1, as a celebration of the Stags Leap District Winegrowers Association. What that means for wine lovers is [...]

More Food & Wine to Celebrate with New Food Festivals

Posted on 04. Apr, 2011 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Charity events, Food & Wine, Napa Valley events, Sonoma County Events, Sonoma County wineries, Sonoma Events

One of the best things about living in the food and wine capital of the west (that’s the North Bay, folks) is the array of opportunities to celebrate it. Parties, special events and full-out festivals abound, year-round. Add two more to the list for 2011. Flavor! Napa Valley – This ambitious, four-day food and wine [...]

Explore Bountiful Bargains in Yountville This Winter

Posted on 03. Jan, 2011 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine, Napa Hotels, Napa Valley events, Napa wineries

Staying, playing and dining in Yountville isn’t often cheap. No kidding. Because world-renowned as a playground for the rich, it can afford to be exclusive. Its 15 restaurants sport six Michelin stars among them. Its 11 hotels are some of the most luxurious in the country. Its 20-plus wineries include an array of California’s most [...]

Top 10 Napa/Sonoma Romantic Hotels

Posted on 29. Nov, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Napa Hotels, Sonoma Hotels, Wine Country Hotels

1. Auberge du Soleil, Rutherford If you’re looking for a place to propose to your sweetie, why not present that sparkling ring while you lounge by the pool, sipping sparkling wine – the pool itself sparkles with a pebble-sheen floor inlaid with Italian mosaic tiles and glistening mother-of-pearl. Intimacy is the signature of this breathtaking [...]

Put Some Zoom in Your Father’s Day Plans with Yountville Auto Show

Posted on 14. Jun, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine, Holidays

Boys and their toys. It’s no secret that many men seem to be born with a gene programming them to love cars, and anything, frankly, with a big engine that can make them go fast, furious, and hell bent for leather. Food fits neatly into that equation, too. Great, filling food, because it keep the [...]

$100 Million Picnic Lunch – Kenzo Estate Opens

Posted on 24. May, 2010 by Carey Sweet in Blog, Food & Wine

With its $100 million price tag, it’s a terrific place for a picnic lunch. Of course, Japanese tycoon Kenzo Tsujimoto had grander ideas than just sack lunches for his new Napa winery, which he finally opened May 1 after 20 years of planning and construction. And the chairman and founder of Japan’s Capcom Co. video [...]