St. Helena News

If you're visiting Union Square this holiday season to ogle the tree or do some gift-shopping, you'll likely work up an appetite while weaving your way through the crowds.

Bottles in the tasting room at Chateau Montelena. After holding their breath for six years, Napa Valley winemakers can now put the name "Calistoga" on wines made from grapes grown in that historic town, federal regulators have ruled.

Between the crisp, cool air and shortened days, winter weekends seem to be made for sleeping late, followed by long, leisurely breakfasts that fill your home with the aromas of brewed coffee, fresh baked sweet breads and sizzling sausages.

I love going to California wineries and wine tasting the different flavors. Here are my 5 favorite California wineries and their wines.

St. Helena, CA The Culinary Institute of America today announced that its 2010 Vintners Hall of Fame inductees will be longtime Napa Valley grower Andy Beckstoffer; Al Brounstein, founder of Diamond Creek Vineyard; Randall Grahm, founder of Bonny Doon Vineyard; and veteran winemaker Zelma Long.

Saint Helena restaurants of Martini House caliber are not known for value, which makes their "family meals" very special.

Travelling to San Fransisco! Want to relax & rejuvinate your body & soul? Here are San Fransisco's top 10 Spa & Hot springs.

By JENNIFER GRAUE Between the cooler air and shortened days, autumn weekends seem to be made for sleeping late, followed by long, leisurely breakfasts that fill your home with the aromas of brewed coffee, fresh-baked sweetbreads and sizzling sausages.

ST. HELENA, Calif. - The Culinary Institute of America, Greystone announced today that Randall Grahm, founder and President-for-Life of Bonny Doon Vineyard, will be among the 2010 inductees for the annual Vintners Hall of Fame.

CLEARLAKE Two Clearlake men are currently hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries and another in jail for attempted murder.

Chef Cindy Pawlcyn is renowned for her Mustards Grill and Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen in Napa Valley.

While tourism generally slows this time of year, the cars continue to pull up in front of the new AVIA Hotel in Downtown Napa.

Thursday is the deadline for bidders interested in buying Copia , the once-glamorous, now-defunct food and wine institute in Napa, Calif.

At Fritz, what's old is new again. The winery is buried underground, dug into a remote hillside on the Cloverdale edge of Dry Creek Valley.

Joe and Jay Mathews were recently honored by their four sons and families with a celebration dinner recognizing their 60th wedding anniversary.

Treat yourself and your girlfriends to a trip to Napa Valley in California, where you can shop, visit galleries, take tours and, of course, drink some of the best wine in the world.

David Chang with Chris Cosentino before last night's discussion at Cafe Du Nord.

There's no secret formula when it comes to pairing wine with food. It really comes down to a matter of personal preference.

Nov 1st 2009 at 2:02PM Dinner and a movie takes a new twist at the a/k/a a bistro in St.

While iconic European castles such as Ashford in Ireland and Amberley in England evoke images of fairy tales and living happily ever after, the truth is these medieval palaces were built as fortifications designed to keep out brutal marauders.