The heart of Napa wine country is just a short drive from the headquarters of companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter, so it’s no surprise that savvy entrepreneurs are combining their technical expertise with their love of the nectar of the gods. The first generation of wine-related sites and services made is simple to search

Rain showers, downpours, breaks of sun, brooding clouds, a parking lot filled with the brilliance of autumn leaves and rainbows around the bend: such is a Saturday in November. Despite all, the Tri-Valley Wine & Food Festival at the Pleasanton fairgrounds brought in a good gathering of wineries, brew pubs and food purveyors to keep

Wine: Why Hong Kong? I recently returned from my first trip to Hong Kong where I had the honor of touring and exploring Asia’s world city. I attended the HKTDC Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair, Asia’s largest wine fair. Now in its fifth year, the three day event was held at the Hong

Long before Christopher Columbus came to The Americas, Native Americans were living off the land and surviving for centuries off of what Mother Nature gave them. They survived on animals and plants that were indigenous and learned to survive with the food that they were able forage, including grapes. Grapes are a indigenous plant found

I’m already savoring the books I plan to dive into this holiday season as much as the wines I’ll enjoy. Just for fun, I’ve paired some of this season’s bestsellers with this season’s best cellars. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.) Let’s drink to the marriage of wine and words! Here are my Top 5 Wine &

Clearly there is no more stunning stretch of mesmerizing coastline than that between Carmel Highlands and Big Sur. I know it well, after several days of traveling to and fro, attending events as part of the 4th annual Big Sur Food & Wine Festival.  Each day, each way, it changes like a shape-shifting serpent, snaking