Yountville News

Whether you're visiting the Castello di Amorosa winery in Calistoga, or any of the other 350 brick-and-mortar wineries and 200 tasting rooms in the Napa Valley, lunch is always a good idea.

Love the lush and lovely Napa Valley but hate how expensive it can be? You're not the first.

Every so often, Pennsylvania gets a steep Chairman's Selection discount on a California red that might not be compelling enough to merit a list price approaching $48 - but is totally worth jumping on for $19.99. The 2010 Sonnette from Bell Wine Cellars in Yountville, marked down more than 50 percent, is jump-worthy, for sure.

Golden Equity Investments, a Colorado-based investment firm owned by members of the Coors brewing family, is hoping to strike gold with wine.

On May 16, 1943, the nearly month-long Warsaw Ghetto Uprising came to an end as German forces crushed the Jewish resistance and blew up the Great Synagogue.

Mustards Grill in Yountville turns 30 this year. Chef Cindy Pawlcyn will celebrate with "Cake, Rattle and Roll - 30 Days of Cake!" From May 17 through June 15, a different decadent cake will be served each day at Mustards Grill , Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen and Cindy Pawlcyn's Wood Grill and Wine Bar.

Star chef Thomas Keller's The French Laundry, one of the most renowned restaurants in the United States, has added an impressive spirits and cigar menu that includes a handful of rare, pre-Castro Cuban cigars.

Note from the author: There are 1,368 varieties covered in Wine Grapes by MW Jancis Robinson, MW Julia Harding, and Dr.

LOVE the lush and lovely Napa Valley but hate how expensive it can be? You're not the first.

A small safe was stolen by burglars who broke in overnight Saturday to the Villagio Inn and Spa in Yountville, according to Napa County Sheriff's Capt.

Ingredients. They are important. That's why they should be chosen carefully before being combined, cooked, and consumed.

Shawn Prescott, formerly of Milwaukee's SC Johnson and Yountville's prestigious hotel Villagio Inn & Spa, has been appointed Sales and Events Manager at the iconic and historic Timber Cove Inn, along Sonoma Coast's famed Highway One.

The bans on medical marijuana dispensaries can stand in Calistoga and Yountville.

Unless the weather turns really really ugly , there are lots of reasons why you may want to treat your mom to a brunch in one of the most beautiful surroundings in our area.

Spain once again is home to the world's top restaurant. Avant-garde eatery El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain, was named to the No.

This BottleRock Napa Valley update is brought to you by the letter Y. Why Y, you ask? The letter Y, in this particular case stands for Yummy.

Spain once again is home to the world's top restaurant. Avant-garde eatery El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain, was named to the No.

First of all, as noted in today's print column , Oliveto owners Bob and Maggie Klein have hired a new pastry chef: Kam Golightly , who comes to Oakland from Yountville, where she held the same post at Redd.

Included in today's Inside Scoop print column is the ceremonious unveiling of the French Laundry 's long-awaited spirits program.

Love the lush and lovely Napa Valley but hate how expensive it can be? You're not the first.