When Ana Hernandez attended the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in the late 90s, she discovered an appreciation for the art of making olive oil. She had grown up around the healthy elixir, as her family owned and ran an Italian restaurant in their home...
Calistoga is well known for its spas, hot springs, top-notch food, shopping, and wine. But over the summer, it’s also a great place to listen to a variety of live music while enjoying snacks and meals, wine, and other libations. Several tasting rooms, restaurants and...
Choosing her favorite part of work is a tough call for Andrea Fleming. She loves sampling and sharing the flagship cabernet sauvignon that winery owner and winemaker Michael Trujillo makes. It soars with robust black cherry, black currant and dark cocoa, framed with...
When you first meet Claire Weinkauf of Picayune Cellars & Mercantile and she greets you with an enthusiastic “bonjour”, it is immediately clear that she is not a California native. Claire, Picayune’s owner and winemaker, was born in Auvergne, France, and arrived...
Work Vineyard, purchased in 2007 by owners Lamya and Suresh (Sam) Malhotra, is a continuation of a labor of love started by its original owners, the Work Family, who founded the estate in 1976. Beautifully situated just north of Calistoga, Work Vineyard has a picture...
