New West KnifeWorks
25 Years on the Cutting Edge
Story by Fran Miller /Hero Photo by Bob McClenahan
Visitors to St. Helena’s Main Street have no doubt stoppe...
A Perfect Pairing
As Frank Sinatra crooned, “Love and marriage, love and marriage, go together like a horse and carriage. This I tell ya, brother, you can’t ha...
How One Tiny Winery in Sonoma Valley is Standing Out - and Selling Out
Wander off the beaten Sonoma County wine path, and one might discover Schermeister Winer...
A Father’s Dream and a Husband’s Promise
It began with Honorio Ramirez Mata‘s dream to someday own a winery. A Mexican immigrant, he was a lifelong vineyard wo...
WINE COUNTRY
Illustrative of this topographical diversity are the region’s 18 American Viticultural Areas, each featuring unique weather and geography that...
Divine Intervention
Igor Sill is a bohemian-natured vigneron. A former private equity investor, he has been growing grapes, crafting wine, and living atop his ...
Winemaker, Renaissance Man, Legend
After becoming the historic third head winemaker at Beaulieu Vineyard in Rutherford starting in 1985, Joel Aiken produced a ...
Materra | Cunat Family Vineyards
Chelsea Barrett considered a career in architecture or medicine, but ultimately, winemaking drew her in. “I was interested in ...
The Man, Wine and Vision
Ralph Hertelendy describes himself as a Renaissance Man and overachiever. He speaks five languages, loves participating in sports (inc...
DRINKING IT ALL IN
The truth is, wide-open spaces and panoramic vistas have a great deal more appeal than highways and traffic jams. To imagine the look of Nor...
