All things wine…especially Napa Valley Fine Wines
I often wonder about NapaTheLab. Sometimes I wonder about her crazy antics. For instance how she can have a binful of dog toys, (thanks to BarkBox) which she treats as treasures until one of her BFFs (Best Furry Friends), Stella or Benny, visit and then they immediately become tug-o-war weapons quickly morphing into shreds of […]
The polar vortex almost won! But after eight cancelled flights, three airlines, and leaving a day early we made it to Napa Valley! We left Chicago at 15 below zero, shortstopped in Minneapolis at 30 below, and rolled into the Valley just in time to grab a late seating at Bouchon (FYI they are open […]
I couldn’t stop humming The Fifth Dimension’s ‘60s song “Up, Up and Away” as I began my assent to the peak of the Diamond Mountain AVA for my appointment at CONSTANT Diamond Mountain Vineyards. “Boutique winery” is way overused these days so I will say this: CONSTANT Diamond Mountain is a somewhat lesser known, very […]
How do you do Napa? What are your top suggestions for a trip to Napa? What’s best in the Valley? These questions are fresh in my mind as I just returned to the lake from a lovely, but all too short, five days in Napa. They are the most frequently asked questions I get asked, […]
Napa Valley Travel Tip: Dakota Shy Estate and Winery Make no mistake about it. We, here at DP Wine Cellar, are head over heels in love with the wines of Dakota Shy! I mean to say we all LOVE THEM! So, it seems, does everyone we introduce them to, making them a challenge for us […]