Napa Valley Life Cover Story
After taking over the Raymond estate, the Boisset team set to work on transforming it into a certified organic and biodynamic operation. “Part of Raymond’s concept is the vision of organic farming, which is the future of Napa Valley.” Today, the Raymond vineyards are certified organic by the California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) and Certified Biodynamic by Demeter USA. They are also certified by Napa Green, Fish Friendly Farming, and the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance.
Category: Sonoma (US)
BIRDIES | SAN FRAN’S COMFY GLAM SHOE LEAPS TO THE TOP | FASHION
Haute Living Magazine
Gates has more advice for women who want to start a business. “I think we, as women, often overthink it, and we want to get to that place of perfection before we do it. And I’ve learned in this journey that some of the most successful people don’t have the answers before diving in. And that is the way to get to your success: to dive in without knowing 100 percent what you’re diving into and just put one foot in front of the other. Just start.”
MAXIMILIAN RIEDEL: RIEDEL’S ELEVENTH GENERATION’S LEADER | WINE
Haute Living Magazine
Riedel learned firsthand from two of the 11 generations. He shared, “I was a big fan of my grandfather [Claus Josef Riedel] and how he approached business. I’m an even bigger fan of my father and how he conducts business. They gave me enthusiasm and allowed me to shine.”
LUNAR YOGA AND LUXURY IN HALF MOON BAY | TRAVEL & WELLNESS
Haute Living Magazine
Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay’s wellness retreat is a total health experience for the body, mind, stomach, and soul. Activities like coastal hiking, biking, indoor pickleball, and swimming add to the allure of the stunning golf course—one of the resort’s biggest draws. Because of the scenic view, guests lounge at the large Ocean Terrace for cocktails/mocktails and light lunch around communal fire pits. It’s like an apres-ski experience, minus the skiing.
LOCAL INSIDERS SHARE THEIR FAVE SONOMA WINERIES | WINE & TRAVEL
Wine Enthusiast Magazine
We asked some in-the-know locals which wineries they love to visit right now. Here, we present some of their favorites and our recommendations for places to stay and eat nearby.
SONOMA’S HIGHWAY 12: TRAVEL THROUGH THE BIRTHPLACE OF CALIFORNIA WINE COUNTRY | WINE & TRAVEL
Napa Valley Life Magazine
Highway 12 travels right through the town of Sonoma, not to be confused with the Sonoma Valley AVA or the larger Sonoma County that contains it all. Yes, the word Sonoma is confusingly repetitive, which may be why many people refer to all these simply as “Sonoma.”
ROMA TO SONOMA E RITORNO: CINCINNATO WINERY’S INTERVIEW WITH LAYNE RANDOLPH | WINE
Fabio Ciarla, Cincinnato Winery
An incredible path that binds Layne Randolph to Italy, if “the outward journey” saw fashion as the protagonist, “the return” is all oriented towards wine. After a few years of study and work in Turin and Rome, with prestigious assignments for fashion houses of the level of Fendi, Layne decided to return to the US to pursue other career paths, however choosing a landscape that was similar to the Italian hills. So here is Sonoma, and the beginning of an adventure in the world of wine that she explains to us in the first answer to our questions. We met her for an insight into the wines of Lazio and we are really happy to have had this opportunity, such high-level writing is what every territory wants to make itself known!
NAPA INSIDERS SHARE THEIR FAVE WINERIES | WINE & TRAVEL
Wine Enthusiast Magazine
It’s a modern boutique tasting room, haunted, and the former home of the first female vintner in 1886. Oh, and it used to be a brothel.
THE INK HOUSE: JEAN CHARLES BOISSET AND GINA GALLO’S LABOR OF LOVE | TRAVEL
Napa Valley Life Magazine
The Ink House represents the Boisset’s first Napa Valley restoration project together, but the couple has restored many buildings from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, including Chateau de Pierreux, La Maison in Vougeot, Louis Bouillot, and their family winery Jean-Claude Boisset in Nuits-St-Georges.
VALLEY OF THE GIANTS: NAPA AND SONOMA | TRAVEL
Oltre Magazine
America’s Preeminent Wine Region is enjoying an unprecedented revival. We assembled the local experts and curated more than 100 recommendations for wine tasting, art viewing, fine dining, picnicking, horseback riding, mud bathing and more.