Download or read book Wine Country Women of Napa Valley written by Michelle Mandro and published by Cameron. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California's iconic Napa Valley, one of the world's premier viticultural regions, is known for its undulating vineyards, historic wineries nestled in the trees, and quaint towns that dot the countryside. It is also home to many amazing women who have made names for themselves with wineries and boutique businesses throughout the area. Wine Country Women of Napa Valley celebrates 65 of these leading ladies, showcasing their accomplishments, lifestyles, treasured family recipes, and of course, their favorite wines and pairings. This sumptuous gallery glimpses inside the lives of such luminaries as Violet Grgich of Grgich Hills Estate, Leslie Frank of Frank Family Vineyards, Stephanie Honig of Honig Vineyard and Winery, Susan Hoff of Fantesca Estate & Winery, Sandy Davis of Davis Estates, and Genevieve Janssens of Robert Mondavi Winery, among many others. These prominent women share their treasured recipes, recommendations for companion wines and spirits, and their passion for the valley and the history of their lush surroundings.
Download or read book Napa Valley Sonoma written by Virginie Boone and published by Cooper Square Pub. This book was released on 2003 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This award-winning book takes the reader through the breathtaking vineyards and quaint charm of California's renowned wine region. A listing of wineries and tasting rooms is included, along with reproductions of the region's legendary wine labels.
Download or read book Napa Valley Wine Country written by Lin Weber and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California's upper Napa Valley is regarded by many as the premier wine-growing region in America. Producing vintages since the 1850s, the mountain-ringed valley studded with ancient oaks is the setting for several wineries that have been active for more than a century, overcoming a variety of challenges from insect invasions to Prohibition. But Napa's "Up Valley" also has a rich pioneer heritage that extends beyond its famous vineyards and cellars. Home to some of California's earliest settlers and the staging and recruiting area for the Bear Flag Revolt, the region was also home to California's first resort spas and a silver and cinnabar mining industry that brought wealth to some investors but disappointment to many others.
Download or read book Napa written by Lin Weber and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of the valley just north of the San Francisco Bay area, from its earliest indian residents and tent towns filled with gold miners to the flourishing agricultural center it has become today. Original.
Download or read book California Wine Country written by Randy Leffingwell and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California Wine Country" opens with the history of winemaking in the state and explains how and why Californian wines have become famous around the world. Leffingwell then guides readers through the winemaking cycle and takes them on a personal tour of the state's most breathtaking and popular wine making regions. 300 color photos.
Download or read book Tasting the Good Life written by George Gmelch and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-16 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five million visitors a year travel to California's Napa Valley to experience the good life: to taste fine wines, eat fine food, and immerse themselves in other sophisticated pleasures while surrounded by bucolic beauty. Tourism is the world's largest employer, and tourists today want to experience the world through all five senses. Tasting the Good Life tells the story of Napa tourism through the words of the tourists who visit and the men and women who provide the products and services they rely on. The stories of 17 people--from winemaker to vineyard manager, from celebrity chef to wait staff, from hot air balloonist to masseuse--provide extraordinary insight into this new form of tourism and its impact on an iconic American place.
Download or read book A Moveable Thirst written by Rick Kushman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-04-16 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rollicking wine country travelogue paired with the only comprehensive guide to Napa’s public tasting rooms Hank Beal is a wine pro–the executive wine buyer at an upscale supermarket chain. Rick Kushman is an ordinary joe–a guy who enjoys wine but doesn’t know a lot about it. Together, Hank and Rick set out to visit all 141 public tasting rooms in Napa during the course of a year. The result is A Moveable Thirst–an engaging, often hilarious book that’s one part Sideways, one part Frommer’s. The first part recounts their uproarious adventures on the road as Rick learns to sniff and spit like a true oenophile (but never stops asking stupid questions). The second part offers the most complete and detailed guide ever published to Napa’s wine rooms. For wine lovers and the more than 5 million people who visit Napa every year, A Moveable Thirst is a great read and an indispensable guide.
Download or read book Napa Valley Then and Now written by Kelli A. White and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at the history, wineries, and wines of Napa Valley with a special emphasis on tasting notes of older vintages.
Download or read book Wine Country written by Mary Whitesides and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2004 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a richly illustrated tour of the homes and lifestyles of nineteenomes throughout the Napa and Sonoma valleys, capturing a sophisticated,racious style of living that reflects the old world styles of Italy, France,nd South America in such locales as Villa Pietra, Quintessa Winery, Far N
Download or read book Spectacular Wineries of Napa Valley written by Panache Partners LLC., Staff and published by Panache Partners LLC. This book was released on 2007-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From high-end, cult wineries--whose interiors have rarely been seen--to smaller, more accessible vineyards, this series surveys the legends and lore of various locales. Large-scale photographic essays are complemented by a narrative chronicling various aspects of the wineries including their architecture, art, cuisine, gardens, and history of the sites and what makes each of them unique. Terrific keepsakes for wine aficionados, these guides are also useful in trip planning and as a reference for those who want to become knowledgeable about wine making particular regions. Clos Pegase, Consentino, Mondavi, and St. Supéry are just a few of the stops in this magnificent tour of some of Napa Valley's most exclusive vineyards.
Download or read book Wine Country Women of Sonoma County written by Michelle Mandro and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michelle Mandro introduces you to the diverse talents of a fascinating group of more than forty women who are making significant contributions to the diversity and quality of life in Sonoma County. Accomplished professionals including Michelin Three-Star restaurateur Katina Connaughton of SingleThread Farm, Kate MacMurray of MacMurray Ranch, Heather Patz of Patz & Hall, chefs and Food Network regulars Duskie Estes and Crista Luedtke, and winemaker Nicole Hitchcock of J Wines, provide an intimate and inspiring glimpse into their life and work. A treasured family recipe, combined with an individualized pairing explanation from each Wine Country woman, makes this book a year-round, go-to guide for both casual and elegant entertaining.
Download or read book At Home in the Wine Country written by Heather Sandy Hebert and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showcasing 17 stunning residences in California wine country designed by top architects and designers. Through compelling narrative and stunning photography, authors Heather Hebert and Chase Ewald feature the architecture, style, and design of 17 homes—plus 4 unique auxiliary structures—in California’s picturesque wine country. At Home in the Wine Country showcases the work of many of California’s top architects and designers, with styles ranging from modern farmhouse to refined rustic to updated agrarian to unapologetically modern. This virtual tour documents a native, terroir-derived style that has evolved dramatically since the days when the region looked to European chateaux for inspiration. These ranges of styles—as well the varied approaches to managing environmental factors—is broad and captivating and pays homage to wine-country living in an atmosphere of understated, family-focused hospitality. The California wine country is a region without distinct edges. In recent decades, this region has come to be defined by its lifestyle just as much as its wines. It has developed its own ethos, one whose contemporary expression is creative, sustainably minded, art-filled, and bathed in light. It has a youthful attitude and a decided sense of fun. Central to this distinct way of life is the indoor-outdoor experience; today’s homes seamlessly integrate the region’s sublime scenery and climate with its cuisine and lifestyle. At Home in the Wine Country pays homage to a region that is ever innovating, adapting, and evolving and showcases the best of design and lifestyle in California's iconic landscapes.
Download or read book A Vineyard in Napa written by Doug Shafer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the age of 47, when he a successful publishing executive and living with his wife and four children in an affluent Chicago suburb, John Shafer made the surprise announcement that he had purchased a vineyard in the Napa Valley. In 1973, he moved his family to California and, with no knowledge of winemaking, began the journey that would lead him, thirty years later, to own and operate what distinguished wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr. called “one of the world’s greatest wineries.” This book, narrated by Shafer’s son Doug, is a personal account of how his father turned his midlife dream into a remarkable success story. Set against the backdrop of Napa Valley’s transformation from a rural backwater in the 1970s through its emergence today as one of the top wine regions in the world, the book begins with the winery’s shaky start and takes the reader through the father and son’s ongoing battles against killer bugs, cellar disasters, local politics, changing consumer tastes, and the volatility of nature itself. Doug Shafer tells the story of his own education, as well as Shafer Vineyards’ innovative efforts to be environmentally sustainable, its role in spearheading the designation of a Stags Leap American Viticultural Area, and how the wine industry has changed in the contemporary era of custom-crushing and hobbyist winery investors.
Download or read book Napa Valley Wine History 101 written by Tim Gaughan Ph. D. and published by . This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise history of wine in the Napa Valley that helps visitors to the valley to enjoy their wine country experience even more, and Napa Valley wine drinkers to appreciate how the beautiful valley wines came to be. This book traces the evolution of the Napa Valley "wine culture" whose five core attributes--wine excellence, varietal diversity, innovation, ambience, and hospitality-make the Napa Valley the unique, world-class wine region that it is today. Beginning in the age of Fernando Cortez when Spain laid claim to California and the territory that would become known as the Napa Valley and continuing through to the New World wine revolution in the age of Robert Mondavi, this book reveals the major historical influences on the evolution of the five attributes of the Napa Valley wine culture. And, it teaches you how use your knowledge of those attributes to enjoy the Napa Valley and its wines to the fullest.
Download or read book Colors of the Wine Country written by Kyle Goleno and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A baby board book exploring the colors of the wine country.
Download or read book The California Directory of Fine Wineries Napa Valley Sonoma County written by Cheryl Crabtree and published by California Directory of Fine W. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California's Most Prestigious Wineries Invite You on an Irresistible Journey... to the congenial tasting rooms of a tri-county paradise. With The California Directory of Fine Wineries as your guide, you'll wander through world-famous Napa Valley, home of the state's most recognized cellar landmarks. Meandering scenic back roads, you'll discover Sonoma County's premier wineries. This fully updated, ninth edition of The California Directory of Fine Wineries is an essential guide to both glamorous estates and intimate, family-owned vineyards. Profiles of 56 Northern California wineries-- describing their striking architecture, behind-the-scenes tours, and bountiful gardens. Descriptions of the wineries' distinctive features, from 100-year-old wine caves and museum-quality art exhibitions to bocce ball courts and tastings of local olive oils and other gourmet foods. More than 170 color images by renowned photographer Robert Holmes. Sidebars listing directions, vineyard tours, wine tastings, special culinary events, and nearby attractions. Full-page maps showing the 56 profiled destinations, plus more than 100 additional wineries in Napa Valley and Sonoma County.
Download or read book Insiders Guide to California s Wine Country written by Jean Doppenberg and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-04-14 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to Napa and Sonoma Counties. Written by a local (and true insider), Insiders' Guide to California's Wine Country offers personal guidance to two major wine regions and their environs. Fully revised and updated, this guide contains five maps of the wine country.
