Joseph Phelps: iconic winery in Napa goes green
The 600 acre ranch that Joe Phelps bought near to a charming town of St. Helena breaths a verdant carpet of vines as …
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Best fast organic cafés in Los Angeles, California
The vigorous spur of seasonal, local and organic eating out feels like green shoots after rain, so much desired in the drought-tormented Los Angeles. Weather aside, the LA’s healthy café […]
COI San Francisco: local, exotic and unexpected
COI’s location between San Francisco’s edgy China Town and its polished Financial District, the two disparate worlds rubbing on each other’s shoulders, is not accidental. This duality reflects itself in […]
Viader: winemaker, doctor and a courageous mother of four in the helm of Napa winery
The Viader winery and its surrounding vineyards occupy perhaps the most beautiful location in the entire Napa Valley area. Just peak at the picture bellow, where embroidered by the vine […]
Press in Napa Valley
Some people discover and follow their passions throughout their entire life. Stephen Rogers, the chef at Press as well as a former classical pianist and vocal coach, is surely one of them…
Chateau Montelena: the culprit of "bottle shock"
Jim Barrett, a co-owner and vintner at Ch. Montelena, took the wind out off the French wines’ sails as his white Californian Chardonnay 1973 scored off the world famous Burgundies […]
Santa Barbara wines
Santa Barbara wines have made their mark on the competitive California wine map through their low key profiles and generous fruit. In the Santa Barbara wine country garagistes, unconventional winemakers without […]
The best chocolates made in America for adults: from Hawaii, through California to Brooklyn
A New York-based friend yesterday asked me, what were the best chocolates you have had? Knowing that I’m a chocaholic, her bets were on my well-trained global palate of a […]
CLOSED American Tea Room: talking and sipping tea in coastal California
The American Tea Room was a shining diamond sparkling just off the Pacific coast. After closing its first branch in Beverly Hills, the other two – Downtown Los Angeles and […]
Palmaz winery in Napa Valley – video
Palmaz winery is a family owned estate equipped with modern winemaking facilities in Napa Valley, California. Set in the midst of the sprawling property dwells their mostly underground cellar, where […]