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Top stories of 2023 #1: Napa Valley finds itself between a rock and a hard place

Top stories of 2023 #2: The Napa Valley needs a reality check

Top stories of 2023 #3: Is the Napa Valley in an economic bubble?

Top stories of 2023 #4: Napa Valley's M&A surge: from bohemia to boardroom

Top stories of 2023 #5: Facebook group warns Napa Valley commuters of traffic tie-ups + Sounds of summer

Top stories of 2023 #6: 2023 Napa Valley harvest begins

Top stories of 2023 #7: Home, again

Top stories of 2023 #8: Sunday E-dition: Media fracking — how to spot it, how to fix it

Happy holidays from Napa Valley Features

Top stories of 2023 #9: Dazzling milestone: The marvelous St. Helena Cameo theater celebrates its 110th birthday today!

Top stories of 2023 #10: Celebrating a Century: Winemaker Mike Grgich Turns 100

Top stories of 2023 #11: Veteran driver's future uncertain as the Napa Register ends home delivery

Top stories of 2023 #12: Mystery solved: the stone ruin on Silverado Trail at Lodi Lane

Top stories of 2023 #13: Gary's in St. Helena is closing

Mentis wellness tips: Finding space for quality family time during the holidays

The shape of news in 2023 — and what’s ahead in 2024

Is Malek Amrani Napa Valley's newest disruptor?

Exploring Japan's fermentation culture

Malfatti: Napa’s legendary dumpling

The Napa Valley Weekender

Celebrating the remarkable life and legacy of Miljenko “Mike” Grgich

Gary’s Top 10 Napa Valley Wines of 2023

Year-end report: Collaborative efforts increase wildfire resiliency

Raised beds work best for senior gardeners

Grandmothers, gifts and thoughts on the I-5

Sunday E-dition: Planned hotels in St. Helena

Father and son winemakers Daniel and Sam Baron mix old with new

The Napa Valley Weekender

It’s time to batten down the hatches

Exploring rain's journey: from rooftops to roots in Napa Valley gardens

Napa Chamber welcomes business, industry leaders for economic outlook conference

Supervisors to discuss Inn at the Abbey agreement Tuesday

Calistoga sparkles in annual lighted parade

Sunday E-dition: Faces of St. Helena weaves a local storytelling mosaic at the Cameo Cinema

Remembering Janis Gay: a life of resilience, grace and dedication to education

Hanukkah in the Napa Valley

The Napa Valley Weekender

Napa Valley's rising vulnerability

Napa's BottleRock announces La Onda, a new Latin music festival

Discovering the joy and ease of bulb gardening: a Napa Valley tale

The benefits of gratitude on mental health

Three Napa Valley women champion arts and community projects

Sunday E-dition: Got 50 bucks? Buy 10,000 mealworms

Autumn skies over Napa: a soaring journey through fall's splendor

The Napa Valley Weekender

Grateful for flawed Thanksgivings

Propagating memories: cloning plants the homestyle way

Selecting wine for your Thanksgiving meal

Innovating tradition: the rise of flash détente in winemaking

Chefs at CIA's Worlds of Flavor tell their stories through their food

Sunday E-dition: Fresh challenges and milestones

NBC Pottery holds its annual studio sale

The Napa Valley Weekender

Boisset unveils eye-opening sculpture at Raymond Winery

Get your garden ready for winter

David Stevens: A trailblazer in Napa Valley's wine culture and champion of animal welfare

Napa Valley Voices: Community dialogue through “Letters to the Editor”

Victoria pancakes and other entertainment

Sunday E-dition: Really, what time is it?

Sourdough: Exploring the universal art of fermentation

The Napa Valley Weekender

Napa Valley produces 4% of the state's wine and has 27.5% of the winery permits

The Dowdells: from Emerald Isle to St. Helena in 1869

Remembering ‘giant of a friend,’ Michael Anthony Chelini

From waterlogged lawn to sustainable oasis: transforming your backyard

Ohm Coffee Roasters brings serious coffee to the valley

Sunday E-dition: This time of year

The 2023 growing season: Napa Valley edition

The Napa Valley Weekender

Paul Youngman paints Napa Valley

The dilemma of invasive plants: unintended consequences in the garden

Voices of the Valley

Correction: Calistoga Depot to close for the winter and reopen March 2024

Healthy plant-based creamery is at home in Napa

Notes from the road: the pilgrims’ route

Is China's influence on Napa Valley in decline?

Lang & Reed stays true to its cabernet franc roots

The Napa Valley Weekender

New "Letters to the Editor" protocols aim to enhance civic conversations

Navigating seasonal changes: A guide to self-care and mental wellness

Naysayer Coffee Roasters: from vision to an expanding Napa Valley business

Miranda Forni gives new life to the family’s famous produce

Sunday E-dition: Napa Valley — a singular place

UC Master Gardeners: Local bonsai club has been meeting for 40 years

The Napa Valley Weekender

Situation challenging for local nonprofit performing arts groups

St. Helena’s Music Man Craig Bond honored Sunday

A letter from Rome: St. Helena couple forced to flee Israel

Your voice matters

Birdwatching in Napa County reveals avian wonders and conservation champions

Sunday E-dition: Camping out near home

Calistogan escapes from Israel after Hamas attack

Is the Napa Valley in an economic bubble?

Balancing beauty and safety: Lessons in landscaping for Napa's wildland-urban interface

The Napa Valley Weekender

ACME Fine Wines starts a new chapter on Hunt Avenue

Groups appeal county’s approval of Duckhorn NAPA expansion

A look at the news team at Wine Down Media

Napa County artists at The de Young Open 2023

Sunday E-dition: Notes from the road

Fun times in Eden: The winemaking career of Ted Edwards

How to avoid wasting your homegrown produce

The Napa Valley Weekender

Gamble Family Vineyards committed to sauvignon blanc

The Napa Valley needs a reality check

Napa Valley finds itself between a rock and a hard place

Supporting youth mental health: Making authentic connections

Sunday E-dition: Farewell party held for lecturer Jay Greene

Monica Stevens’ Studio 1299A fuses luxury wine with social good

Choose your lawn alternative wisely

The Napa Valley Weekender

Is a robotic arm in Calistoga pouring the future?

Napa Valley Music Connection program amplifies community

Napa Valley's pathway to citizenship: a community effort

Napa Valley’s radio stations increase commitment to the community

Sunday E-dition: The worth of local stories

Picturing disaster in Northern California’s Wine Country

Celebrate the fall harvest with Master Gardeners

The Napa Valley Weekender

Firetree Family Vineyards launches in Los Carneros

Villa Corona Napa is a Mexican family legacy

Sunrise Horse Rescue fundraiser a boost to equine welfare

Under the tent at Napa Expo’s Town & Country Fair

Sunday E-dition: How we measure time

Napa Valley's M&A surge: from bohemia to boardroom

Sabor+Ritmo Festival: The inaugural event that amplified Latin culture in Napa Valley

The Napa Valley Weekender

Bocuse d’Or comes to Napa's CIA at Copia

Saturday Calistoga event will help feral cats

Meet the artists: Open Studios Napa Valley 2023 coming up the next two weekends

Need a good laugh? Try dinner with the Addams family

The grapes and other blessings

Napa Valley’s World Trade Center memorials honor heroes and victims of 9/11

In gardening, failures teach us lessons

Napa Valley Weekender

Talented Napa teens train at ‘Camp Vocal’

From ashes to blooms: a journey of resilience and gratitude

Mystery solved: the stone ruin on Silverado Trail at Lodi Lane

Nature’s late summer magic show

Sunday E-dition: Enjoying a last fling of summer

Black Sears family donates land to help create wildlife corridor

Protect your children, pets by reducing exposure to toxic plants

The Napa Valley Weekender

NOMA House Café & Collective opens in St. Helena

Howell Mountain AVA celebrates 40 years

Art walk returns to showcase Calistoga

A Hoosier recalls Napa Valley

Supporting youth mental health: Listening is a superpower

Home, again

Luxury home tours will benefit Calistoga Art Center

Kale, kale, the gang's all here

The Napa Valley Weekender

Schramsberg sabering marks the start of Napa Valley's sparkling 2023 harvest

Napa's Ownroot Collective showcases undiscovered micro-wineries

Congregation Beth Shalom holds L’Chaim Food and Wine Festival on Sunday

Valley Players champion mature women and their untold stories

PG&E works to curtail power outages

Sunday E-dition: Scoop!

Exploring the art of filmmaking: 'Behind the Camera' at the Cameo Cinema in St. Helena

Native plants fed Napa Valley’s First People

The Napa Valley Weekender

St. Helena sisters Angelina and Riana Mondavi prepare for winegrape harvest

St. Supéry harvests Napa fruit

Heritage Fire Napa is Sunday at St. Helena's Charles Krug Winery

2023 Napa Valley harvest begins

Get ready now for the Mustard Celebration

Media consultant: St. Helena Star at risk

Sunday E-dition: A trip to Portland to see the roses bloom

Napa Valley's pandemic journey captured in photos

Finding stories in a garden

The Napa Valley Weekender

Rosé seminar at Napa Valley Wine Academy

Patience, resilience and partnership: the Napa Quake Mosaic to be completed in 2024

Deuces Market: a triple for this Napa couple

Wet weather dampens demand for water-witching

Sunday E-dition: Media fracking — how to spot it, how to fix it

Remembering Peter Van Winden: a pillar of the Napa Valley community and horticultural icon

A life in newspapers: ink in my veins

The ugly duckling plant that bloomed

The Napa Valley Weekender

Mixing up cocktails for the Napa scene

Broadway and Vine delights with second season

Reading experiences from St. Helena book club members

Crush MS and community unite to pursue a cure for multiple sclerosis

Sunday E-dition: Hitting the green arrow

Napa’s VW club, North Bay Air Cooled, celebrates 10th anniversary

Good reasons to grow a garden for food

The Weekender: Summer events in the Napa Valley

Calistoga’s Petrified Forest is for sale

Bracing for the blaze: The wine industry prepares to battle smoke taint

Napa Valley Writers' Conference welcomes locals to lectures, readings, poetry workshops

Beat the heat with a morning hike at Bothe-Napa Valley State Park

Wildfire mitigation compliance provides insurance benefits, fire protection

Sunday E-dition: We have so many reasons to be thankful

The Fink opens in Napa

Who is dining on my hollyhocks?

Paul’s Picks for the weekend of July 21-23

Gary's in St. Helena is closing

Supporting youth mental health: how it started, how it’s going

‘Tiki Dreams’ in Yountville

Calistoga Bikeshop owner in Virginia ICU suffering from brain bleed

Napa's cowboy culture celebrated

Len Ramirez: Napa’s rattlesnake wrangler

Sunday E-dition: Yellowjackets and other useful pests

Jarvis Conservatory to Host Zarzuela Film Festival

Landscaping with native plants

Paul’s Picks for the weekend of July 14-16

Napa Valley vintner goes ‘Loco’ for tequila

The master cookie-maker of Marseille and other tales from the Vallée de la Gastronomie

Carlo Mondavi: Driving sustainable farming in Napa Valley

American Dream Award honors Rolando Herrera: from laborer to vintner virtuoso

Sunday Edition: Fireworks and other matters

Carrie Underwood, Time for Three headline 2023 Festival Napa Valley

Mulch materials can help your garden grow

Paul's Picks: Remaining Napa Valley summer concerts

Part 3: Exploring the similarities & differences between sake & wine

1978: A fiery tale of childhood pyromania

Fire, wine and a Napa Valley Classic

A summer cabaret in Napa combines wine, dance and magic

Napa Valley celebrates the Fourth of July

Sunday Edition: Napa media landscape continues to change

Veteran driver's future uncertain as the Napa Register ends home delivery

Reluctant gardener’s chore becomes rewarding experience

Paul’s Picks for this week

Similarities & differences: Sake production and the premium sake categories

Local wine writer begins a new adventure

WineaPAWlooza event raises $1.5 million for Jameson Humane

Pawlcyn's Mustards Grill turns 40

Napa now: Exploring the Los Angeles wine market

Sunday Edition: What a week! June 18 through 23.

Boys & Girls Clubs shift focus to support Upvalley families

Napa Valley in bloom

Paul’s Picks for this weekend

Similarities & differences between sake and wine

Cocina Milonga brings South America to Napa Valley

Taking a breather with birds

Buster's grand vision to transform Calistoga’s culinary and music scene

A new chapter in Napa's media landscape

Napa’s Angèle Restaurant and Bar: a father, a daughter and the power of family

Kenefick Ranch: Second-gen Napa Valley vintners carry on father’s vision

Give crops a boost with companion planting

Paul’s Picks for this weekend

Tony Peju, Napa Valley vintner, PEJU founder dies at 85

Dan Berger: The curmudgeonly dean of American wine writers still keeps readers off-balance

Mount View Hotel offers Moonshine magic

Expect more NFTs from Napa Valley wineries

Manufacturer of banned ‘organic’ Agro Gold WS herbicide faces severe fines

Photographer Emma K. Morris captures the essence of the Napa Valley

Sunday E-dition: Survey results and so much more

Lawsuit seeks to stop massive Guenoc Valley resort development

Paul's Picks + E & M presents two family-friendly shows

Pollinators need the help of local gardeners

Laughter returns to Lucky Penny Productions

Napa Valley Features subscriber survey

Disasters impact pets: Jameson Humane to host WineaPAWlooza fundraiser

Napa Valley Vintners' weekend shines once again

The driving force behind Napa Valley Features

Clark-Claudon: Napa Valley’s avian architects

Paul’s Picks for this weekend

The Next Napa Valley? Napa Valley

A look back at Napa's breathtaking BottleRock 2023

Bob McClenahan captures Napa Valley’s story, one frame at a time

A message from Congressman Mike Thompson

Calistoga's Old Faithful Geyser: from tourist trap to natural wonder

Napa Valley Features: The daily surprise!

UC Master Gardeners of Napa County Embrace the Natural High of Gardening

Vida OLE! Raises over $1.7 million for OLE Health Foundation: supporting accessible healthcare in the Napa Valley

Paul’s Picks for BottleRock weekend

Ciccio in Yountville: The reopening of a local treasure

From Passion to Bottle: Unveiling the Micro-Production Dream Projects of Post & Vine Winery and BXT

Celebrating a Century: Winemaker Mike Grgich Turns 100

May Your Next Disaster Be Your Greatest Success

Mama Said on playing BottleRock and Uptown: ‘We manifested it’

Facebook group warns Napa Valley commuters of traffic tie-ups + Sounds of summer

Sunday E-dition: Engaging Stories, Renowned Contributors and Inspiring Community Support

AI or Real? Count the AI-Generated Pictures

Paul's Picks for the Weekend: Dragons and Disco Globes + Meet Ivan McLean, Featured Artist for Yountville's Art, Sip and Stroll by Rosemarie Kempton

Dan Dawson's Pick of the Week: Napa's White Rock Vineyards

Napa Valley Features: Our Journey Together!

The Silverado Trail Strawberry Stand: Cultivating a Flavorful Legacy Through Family Harvests

Napa Valley Weekend Delights: Healing Arts Festival, Live Music, Art Exhibitions, Concerts, and Outdoor Adventures

Unveiling the Hidden World: Napa’s Matthiasson Winery and UC Davis Collaborate to Illuminate the Power of Insects

Dazzling Milestone: The Marvelous St. Helena’s Cameo Theater Celebrates Its 110th Birthday Today!

EV Floral Design in Calistoga Gears Up for Mother's Day 2023

Paul's Picks

Dan Dawson’s wine suggestions are out of this world

Some Exciting News!

Roots of Peace

Here we go!

Picayune’s New Tasting Room Opens

Coming soon