Posted by Stace on August 11, 2012 in
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∞ A little over a week ago, I did the unthinkable… I left Napa Valley. Not necessarily for good, mind you, but I bid my sweet hometown farewell all the same. Instead of having a traditional going-away party, I decided to do things a little differently, and spend my last day in the area visiting all [...]
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Posted by Stace on October 5, 2011 in
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Last week, Cass & I played tourist at one of the most-talked about wineries in the Napa Valley: Castello di Amorosa – better known just as “the castle.” Because it’s owned by the Sattui family, and because a good friend of mine is quite nearly obsessed with V. Sattui’s Gamay Rouge (which I’d never heard [...]
Tags: adult ho-ho, barrel tasting, castello di amorosa, castle, chocolate pairing, dario, deli, dungeon, fantasia, gamay rouge, il briggante, madeira, modern, napa valley, sattui, suit of armor, torture chamber, v. sattui, vittorio, wine awards
Posted by Stace on September 30, 2011 in
Tourist in My Own Town |
∞ A few weeks ago, I met Suzanne Pride Bryan out in St. Helena at lunch on a Friday afternoon. We got to chatting, and after discovering that we have UC Berkeley in common, I told her about my blog and of course, the local section I call Tourist in My Own Town. For those that [...]
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Posted by Stace on August 31, 2011 in
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∞ While I haven’t spent my entire life in Napa, I am a native of this fine region. Five years ago this month, I was unpacking boxes, having just returned home from San Diego to go back to school. It was about a month after I got here that celebrity chef Cindy Pawlcyn (owner of the [...]
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