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June 21, 2018

Where to go Grape Stomping in Napa Valley

Grgich Hills Estate Winery is where to go for grape stomping in Napa Valley, The Taste Edit San Francisco

Looking for a nostalgic grape stomping experience like "I Love Lucy" during your visit to Napa Valley this fall? Grape stomping is a great way to celebrate the harvest season and experience what foot treading grapes is like (there are wineries that still foot tread grapes, like one of our favorite Sonoma producers). There is... Continue Reading

October 11, 2017

How to Help Napa and Sonoma

Sunset over Napa Valley Vineyards, The Taste Edit, wine country The Taste San Francisco

Our hearts, thoughts, and prayers go out to everyone in our beloved wine country who have been affected by the Sonoma and Napa Fires. San Francisco has a reminder of this tragedy. Smoke has been hanging over the city the past three days and ashes are settling on some people’s windowsills. We have been looking for... Continue Reading

January 29, 2017

Napa Valley Insiders Guide

Yountville in Napa Valley by The Taste Edit vineyards and a barn with mustard growing

Considering a trip to Napa Valley? We love Napa Valley. It was the first place we visited in California. Now that we live in San Francisco, we are only an hour away and have a lot of friends in the wine industry, so we go often. We’ve received a lot of questions for wine country recommendations,... Continue Reading

January 16, 2017

Bounty Hunter Wine Bar & Smokin’ BBQ

If you are planning a visit to Napa, this is the place to come for a cold beer or glass of wine with a side of BBQ. The Bounty Hunter has a curated collection of wines (including delicious Bounty Hunter exclusives), a daily guess-this-wine contest, and a great selection of beer. We come here for the BBQ!... Continue Reading

July 2, 2016

Prosciutto-Wrapped Nectarines with Spicy Oil

It’s great to get out of the city and into wine country. It’s so close to San Francisco! One of our favorite spots in Napa Valley is Robert Sinskey Vineyards. We love their wines and the emphasis they place on pairing wine with food (their tasting room is built around a kitchen). We stopped in recently to pick... Continue Reading

May 15, 2016

Quintessa Winery

This year, Clayton wanted to spend his birthday in Napa, so we took the day off and headed up to wine country and spent the day at a few places we hadn’t visited in quite a while. We started at Round Pond’s olive mill, where we arrived just in time to watch fresh olives being... Continue Reading

February 25, 2016

An Evening at Torc in Downtown Napa

We have had a lot of fun over the past few years trying out the new and exciting restaurant options in Downtown Napa. Torc is one of our favorites in downtown Napa right now–we’ve been twice! On our first trip to Torc, we admired the amazing roasted chicken for two presented to the table next to us.... Continue Reading

February 16, 2016

Surprise Valentine’s Day Picnic

Valentine's Day at bothe national park picnic

We usually cook dinner at home on Valentine’s Day (for years the tradition was homemade pizza and Zinfandel), but this year I wanted to be surprised with a fun day trip. Clayton has never been the type to get red roses or heart-shaped boxes of chocolates, so I was excited to see what he would... Continue Reading

December 13, 2015

Frog’s Leap Winery for the Holidays

We had family in town for Sarah’s birthday, so decided to spend the day in Napa. It was a chilly day! We headed to Frog’s Leap winery in Rutherford, one of our favorite wineries, to taste their newly released Chardonnay and enjoy some time by the fire. We think that Frog’s Leap does a great job at Christmas. Their tasting room setting... Continue Reading

November 28, 2015

Thanksgiving Leftover Turkey Pie

We first made this savory torta from Maria Sinskey with duck. It was delicious and we would definitely make it again, but we had a lot of Thanksgiving turkey leftovers, and instead of turkey sandwiches or turkey soup, we thought the dark meat would be perfect baked in filo dough with golden raisins and onion. Since... Continue Reading

November 14, 2015

Behind the Scenes: Round Pond Olive Oil Mill

round pond olives being forklifted into mill

When you’re out tasting wine all day, there comes a point where you just want a cocktail and a snack. The Round Pond Estate Olive Mill is one of the best experiences in Napa Valley for people to explore food and wine or want a change of pace in wine country. Round Pond sets itself... Continue Reading

July 28, 2015

IN SEARCH OF THE GOLDEN CORK

I’m always excited to see the newest vintage of Napanook pop up in the wines stores. This wine, the second label of the exceptional Dominus Estate, intrigues me for a few reasons. First, it is part of Napa history. George C. Yount, the founder of Yountville, planted the vineyard in 1838. It changed hands several... Continue Reading