It is a lazy summer afternoon in Napa Valley.   The sun is warm, and the breeze is gentle.   Tasks mount on many a to-do list, but there is an undeniable sense in the air that no one is in a hurry.   Below, the blades of grass are soft between your bare toes and above, the […]

Living in Napa Valley, it is effortless to find beauty as it seemingly greets your eyes and senses at every turn.   The vineyards are lined with richly aromatic rose bushes, the sunlight dances upon the grape leaves and the air is perfumed with the scent of ripening grapes.      Pablo Picasso once said, “I do […]

Twenty years ago I spent my first summer studying in Mexico.   I found the people warm, enlightening, generous in spirit and gifted at taking time to enjoy that which matters most:   family, daily life, that which they have and that which surrounds them.    It was an easy lifestyle to embrace:  so I returned the two […]

The mild cooler days of June are seemingly gone this week as our temperatures here in Napa Valley have quickly climbed into the 80’s and might well hit 90 degrees by the end of the week.   As the temperature increases, people are spending longer hours out in their backyards in the evening.    Perhaps you are […]

Here in Napa Valley we have been experiencing a cooler than normal summer.    This week alone, our daily high temperature is approximately ten degrees cooler than average.   As any other traditional lover of summer weather, I am longing for those warm lazy days and transitioning over to drink my traditional favorite summer wines.    But today […]