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Posts tagged “Napa”

Wine: Bouchaine Vineyards in Cool and Beautiful Carneros

I spent last week in Napa, in California. Hence I thought it apt to devote this week's post to a recent tasting I enjoyed of Bouchaine Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines from Carneros, in Napa Valley. Th...

Sad News: COPIA in Napa Closes Due To Financial Troubles

I just learned that COPIA, Robert Mondavi's Center for Wine, Food, and Arts has closed. The reason: the economy. They just weren't making enough money to stay open. I visited there over the summer ...

Northern California Store Review: Oxbow Public Market in Napa

While in Napa last weekend, we visited the new Oxbow Public Market in downtown Napa. Oxbow is a large food hall where everything on sale is food-related in some way; from spices to tea, to wine and k...

Northern California Farmer's Market Report: Downtown Napa

Last week while visiting COPIA, we found ourselves next door to the Downtown Napa Farmer's Market. Here's what we saw in season there ......

Field Trip: COPIA - Napa's Center for Wine, Food, and Arts

Memorial for Robert Mondavi in the COPIA lobby. Mondavi passed away last Friday. A few weeks ago, we made plans to visit a friend in Napa for the weekend. During the drive up Friday after work, we ...

Vino: 2004 Avalon Napa Valley Cabernet

Name: 2004 Avalon Napa Cabernet Grape: Cabernet Region: California Price: $12.99 to $14.99 Inexpensive Napa Valley Cabernet, does such a thing exist? With today's skyrocketing land prices and the ...

Vino: 2003 Honig Cabernet

Name: 2003 Honig Cabernet Grape: Cabernet Region: Napa Valley, California Price: $27.99 to $34.99 I am lucky enough to be hanging out in Napa Valley right now where I am reawakening my love for Cabe...