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JUNEAU, ALASKA: THE SPIRIT WRAPS AROUND YOU | TRAVEL
Napa Valley Register, Travel Section It is not for the faint of heart, flying hundreds of feet above the glaciers in a tiny plane that seems to be 100 years old, but drifting over glaciers while flying so close to craggy cliffsides that you feel you could touch them is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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THE GREAT RESTORATION: PRESERVATION WITH PANACHE | WINE
Napa Valley Life Magazine Less than 200 years ago, the winemaking industry did not exist in California. Pioneers and prospectors came here with dreams and the tenacity to build something new. This sense of exploration and innovation sets the American wine country apart in the wine world, and it melds well with two mainstays…
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CARMEL’S GOURMETFEST: BON VIVANTS DESCEN ON CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA | WINE & TRAVEL
Haute Living Magazine The Relais & Châteaux GourmetFest is not, nor does it try to be, an event for the average food and wine lover. This is where true connoisseurs come to play, where elite wine collectors gather to share their very specialized obsession with like-minded folks such as legendary sommeliers Rajat Parr and…
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PALAZZO WINE | WINE
Napa Valley Life Magazine Several years earlier, when deciding on varieties, Palazzo adamantly selected Merlot and Cabernet Franc. “Everyone discouraged me and said, ‘You’re in Napa, Cab is king,’” Palazzo said, “I said, ‘No, I’m going to make what I love – a Right Bank Bordeaux Blend.’”
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WHAT’S PERCOLATING ON THE VOLCANO: MT. ETNA, SICILY | WINE & TRAVEL
Napa Valley Register, Travel Section “[Nerello Mascalese] is to Marcello Mastroianni as John Wayne is to Cabernet.” Alberto Graci, Graci Winery, Passopisciaro, Sicily. My mission is to explore the Etna DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata) wine region and find out what is percolating on Mt. Etna, other than the still-active volcano.
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HEALDSBURG: A FOOD LOVER’S PARADISE | TRAVEL
Napa Valley Life Magazine Healdsburg is at the epicenter of three world-class American Viticultural Appellations. Just a few minutes outside town in any direction, estates and tasting rooms dot the rolling hills of vineyards wrapped around two-lane country roads.
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REVIVING THE GHOSTS: NAPA’S GHOST WINERIES | TRAVEL
When Prohibition was repealed in 1933, only 40 wineries had managed to survive and hundreds were left abandoned. Called “ghost wineries,” most were lost forever, but a precious few were later restored to their former glory. These wineries make up some of the oldest, most iconic, and cherished properties today.
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SUMMER IN THE VINEYARD | WINE
In wine country, the gentle cadence of the seasons grows stronger with each stage; it begins softly in winter when the vines are clipped and bare, and steadily intensifies through the first signs of life at bud break, then becomes steady but more urgent during the slow pace of summer when gloriously green vineyards…
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JAMES SUCKLING: BUILDING HIS BRAND | WINE
Inside Napa Valley Magazine James believes there is an exciting movement happening with American wines. He’s working on a documentary titled “American Wine Revolution,” which looks at “how wine began in America, all the way back to the pilgrims.” It will be his third documentary.
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JCB TASTING SALON AND ATELIER | WINE
It might take a moment or two to adjust yourself to the sensory overload – and I suggest you have a glass of bubbles while you do.
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THE BATHS OF BORMIO | TRAVEL
The trump card of the terme is an outdoor Roman thermal pool perched up against the mountain that looks out over the ski slopes and picturesque Alpine valley.
