Head off the Silverado Trail, a popular route in the Napa Valley area, to experience Rutherford Hill Winery. This property is known for its full-flavored merlots, some of which are described as having ...

California's wine lands extend far beyond Napa Valley, with plenty of underrated wine regions without crowds. Just about 28 miles from the heart of Napa, you'll find Suisun Valley. At just 8 miles ...

One of the most popular ways to explore California wine country, the Napa Valley Wine Train offers a variety of experiences.

These days, you need some mad ninja skills to ward off greenwashing: it's on your "recyclable" packaging (nice try, plastic #7!) and your "biodegradable" coffee pods (gotcha, bioplastic!) But perhaps ...

Visiting the Napa Valley region with kids is getting easier, thanks to these family-friendly wineries. Ani Duzdabanyan is an Armenian-American journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She has ...

It appears that the Napa Valley got all the best marketers in California. Livermore is about the same distance southeast of San Francisco that Napa is northeast but seems to get very little press.

The Napa Valley is in the midst of a reinvention. The destination is evolving from solely a wine mecca to appeal to younger and more diverse travelers who are interested less in alcohol and more in ...

A prominent French wine family bought Robin Williams' Napa Valley estate in 2016 to start a winery. Now, some 10 years, ...