Years ago I was visiting a very good friend who had moved to Napa Valley to help run a top bed & breakfast.    I awoke early that day to learn that we “had”  to go wine tasting that day for her job:    “Darn…” I  sarcastically thought.  And off we were… cruising through beautiful Napa Valley […]

Here in Napa Valley (the “Valley”) it is Memorial Day weekend.    Throughout the Valley, there is the echoing sound of corks popping everywhere.     Given that it is the proverbial first weekend of summer, many wine bottles are being opened:  whether it is happening in the countless wineries that inhabit the Valley to welcome its visitors […]