After leaving Napa proper, we ventured out to our vineyards near Yountville, California.  Over the last few years my dad and one of his brothers have taken viticulture classes at Napa Valley Community College so he gave us an impromptu lesson on the different kinds of way to train grape vines to grow. And [...]

Last Sunday, my parents and I did a day trip up to Napa. We started the day off in Napa proper at the Oxbow Public Market. In the reviews I read that it was a Napa version of the Ferry Building Marketplace in San Francisco. The Oxbow Public market seemed very small with [...]