Monticello Vineyards
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In 1969 our father, Jay Corley, began searching for an appropriate site to grow wine grapes and quickly recognized that the best wines in the United States were made from grapes grown in the Napa Valley. Since his personal interest was in Burgundian-style wines, he chose to initially focus on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir and therefore acquired land in what is now known as the Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley in 1970. The Oak Knoll District is in southern Napa Valley, just north of the town of Napa, and with its cooler temperatures, the Oak Knoll District is ideal for growing these varietals.
Best of '10... Sonoma Vineyards
Vineyard shots in the Carneros and Sonoma Coast regions of Sonoma County, CA
Downtown Napa
Originally established in 1847 by Nathan Coombs, the town-site of Napa at that time centered around the Napa River, a main transportation hub then. Napa was a popular area for people to winter due to the mild climate. Napa is the largest city in Napa Valley according to the 2014 U.S. Census Bureau with 80,011 people as well as the lead city of the county. Sitting at the southern end of the Valley a former starting point for wine country visitors, Napa has now transformed into a world-class destination of its own.
Discover Napa Homes for Sale and Lifestyle
Napa Valley Riverfront Luxury Condos
Napa Valley Riverfront Luxury Condos
With high end eateries, vibrant tasting rooms such as; John Anthony, Uncorked and Capp Heritage to Oxbow Public Market and Jarvis Conservatory along with Uptown Theater that features live entertainment such as B52’s, Harry Connick Junior and many more. The city’s vibrant downtown offers many opportunities to explore and savor the lifestyle of the Valley. Napa, however is not just a place to entertain you, it’s a great community to raise a family, enjoy retirement or have a secondary home. Napa’s schools feature some of the highest ratings in the area, including; Napa Valley Junior College receiving the designation as number 1# ranked two year college in the state of California by Best Colleges in California.
Average Napa homes for sale prices range from $500,000 to well over $2 million for single family residence. Homes range in sizes of 800 sq. ft. to typically just under 4500 square feet.
Bungalows and Cottages
Napa homes for sale consist of Bungalows, Cottages, Condos, Larger Family Homes to Estates and Vineyards homes
Although the largest city Napa still offers that small-town feel, which is what attracts many visitors to acquire homes here, either as secondary homes or as permanent residence. If you would like more information about Napa homes for sale, please contact Napa Valley real estate professionals Lampe & Lampe, Jerry & Giselle Lampe at 707-266-8086 or by email at: Jlampe@cbnapavalley.com or Glampe@cbnapavalley.com Don’t hesitate, call today to make your Napa Home a reality.
June 2018 Election - Yes on Measure H - Parks - Will Arnold
Each side of Measure H was invited to make a presentation in the DMA studio under identical conditions. Statements are up to 5 minutes in length, and have not been edited.
The statement for Measure H is presented by Davis City Councilmember Will Arnold.
Blackenbrook Vineyard Tour
Let's take a little tour around our Blackenbrook Vineyard. We are standing at the top of the vineyard, looking down onto our white wine blocks - Pinot Gris, Shangri-La Gewurztraminer, Chardonnay and mature Sauvignon Blanc. Most blocks are still covered in white netting - only the Sauvignon Blanc in the far back has been uncovered and is being picked right now.
In the background you can see Tasman Bay - we are only 500m away from the sea. We enjoy a gentle maritime climate with constant air movement, keeping our vineyard dry and healthy and in winter frost-free.
To the west the views extend to the stunning Abel Tasman National Park and the Mount Arthur Range. Facing east we can see the Richmond Ranges which separate us from Marlborough. The two ranges form a triangle around Nelson, protecting us from adverse weather coming in from East, South and West and thus making Nelson the sunshine capital of New Zealand.
How to Plant a Concannon Vineyard Cane
It's time for our 2nd Annual Member's Cane Giveaway!
Submit a photo of your growing cane from last year and we'll feature it in Club 1883, as well as future communications leading up to the event. #ConcannonCane
A Tuscan Garden Inspired Wedding in Northern California
Taylor + Bonaventure's beautiful Tuscan garden inspired wedding at Campovida Winery in Hopland, California.
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Jon Bonne: New California Wine | Food at Google
The longtime wine editor of the SF Chronicle's award winning food and wine pages, Jon has made the wine section a must-go to references for wine. He will tell the behind-the scenes story of his new book, The New California Wine: A Guide to the Producers and Wines behind a Revolution in Taste.
BioFiltro Experiences: Aonair Wine
Grant Long Jr., owner & winemake of Aonair Wine, shares his story and how BioFiltro's BIDA System helps him with his wine making dream.
BioFiltro provides a patented technology that harnesses the power of WORMS and BACTERIA to treat winery process water in 4 hours.
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Cramer Chronicles: For Whom the Bellman Tolls, Part 3
Viki arrived at La Boulaie to tell Dorian that she was pulling out of their final debate due to her family crises with Jared, Natalie, and Charlie. Dorian mocked her for what she assumed was merely a sympathy ploy, and told her that she couldn't take the heat. Dorian promised Viki that soon, she would be the first gay, partnered mayor of Llanview.
Noticing a towel-clad David lurking on the periphery, Dorian ordered him to put on some clothes. Meeting David in the foyer, Viki asked him why he'd stuck around for Dorian's latest scheme. David admitted that he'd hoped she wouldn't go through with the wedding to Amelia.
In the drawing room, Dorian examined her new pair of bridal shoes and declared them satisfactory. She told her personal shopper she couldn't wait to put them on and marry Amelia in front of friends, family, and all the state media outlets.
In the foyer, Viki pushed David to pour out his heart to Dorian, and gave him a hug. Dorian walked in just in time to see her nemesis in her ex's arms. As Viki took her leave, Dorian asked David what he was doing with his arms around another woman. What do you care? David asked. David asked her what her marriage would mean for the people she truly loved.
At the carriage house, Gigi and Shane prepared the Halloween candy stash. Shane asked her when Rex would return home, but Gigi said she didn't know, as his father was busy with a case. As Shane performed an errand, Gigi answered the door to John, who was looking for Rex. Gigi explained that Rex was out of town on a job, and she didn't know where.
Shane returned to the living room and greeted John. As Gigi took the boy aside to help in the kitchen, John examined Rex's papers on the nearby desk, and took down Rex's credit card number.
At the Angel Square Hotel, Schuyler walked out of his apartment and Roxy immediately confronted him. Roxy said she was swamped at the Hair Haven in preparation for the mass wedding, and begged him to take the Balsom family's Halloween costumes over to Rex and Gigi's place. Without skipping a beat, Schuyler agreed.
At the Lakeside Inn, Natalie continued to puzzle over the book of matches found at the Buchanan lodge. Rex returned to their hotel room with bad news: No one on the day shift staff had seen Jared. Natalie couldn't understand how Jared could've gotten the matchbook from the Lakeside if he'd never been to the inn. Despairing, she told Rex she feared she was losing her husband for good. Rex suggested that perhaps Jared really was guilty and they should return to Llanview, but Natalie refused and said she had to find Jared before John did.
At the hotel, a bellhop told Natalie and Rex that he'd seen Jared check in, evading the police, and said he'd quickly checked out again, but not before borrowing the bellhop's computer. Natalie asked if they could use it as well.
The bellhop lent Rex his laptop, and Rex scanned the recent browsing history. He found a map of an area in California's Napa Valley, where Nash's original vineyard was located. Natalie and Rex raced off in pursuit, thanking the bellhop for his help.
Schuyler arrived at the carriage house with Rex, Gigi, and Shane's Halloween costumes and agreed to take Rex's place in the local costume contest.
Back at the hotel, Amelia, Nick, and Kyle prepared for the mass wedding ceremony. Amelia wished that she had a true life partner at her side like the two men, but the nervous Kyle shrugged it off and said the wedding was for the cause of equal rights. Nick insisted it was more than a symbolic ceremony, but the beginning of something bigger. Kyle asked what else the wedding would mean, but Nick distracted him by pointing out a missing button on his dress shirt. Kyle exited to seek help for his fashion emergency.
From faraway Michigan, Brody called Jessica at Llanfair. He asked how things were, and Jessica reluctantly told him about her call from Nash. Freaking out, Brody wanted to go home, but Jessica insisted that everything was fine and John was on the case.
Going inside the Lovett family home, Brody told his sister, Nadine, that he had to leave, and her money problems could wait. Nadine begged him to stay, and said she needed his help staving off foreclosure on her house.
At the Angel Square Hotel, Nick said his goodbyes to Kyle as they prepared for their nuptials. Meanwhile, Amelia arrived at La Boulaie to interrupt Dorian and David's romantic standoff. As David headed upstairs,
The bellhop at the Lakesiide Inn told him Natalie and Rex were heading back to Llanview, and said he'd never seen Jared in his life.
Jess got a call from Nash. As she listened in horror, Nash told her he needed her to go to the Napa vineyard, and to tell no one.
Nadine drugged Brody to keep him away from Jessica and then told a person she called: She's all yours.. (Soap Central summary) 3-4
Tour our Sanford Winery Tasting Room
Inspired by the California mission-style, our new Sanford tasting room is a two-story structure built from natureâs finest raw materials, including 100-year-old reclaimed barn wood from Washington State. These timbers were also used to build the adjacent winery. The foundation of the building is constructed from native California stone and the buildingâs exterior is comprised of more than 15,000 handmade adobe bricks.
Jeff Smith and Tony Biagi Hourglass Vineyard & Blueline Vineyard
If you really want to know Jeff Smith, or the Hourglass wines, you have to start by blending the worlds of wine and music, his two great passions. The sizzling electricity of a crisp power cord on guitar, or the haunting melody of Cab Franc may not obviously fit together for some, but in Jeff's world they weave interchangeably. On tonight's show, Jeff will be joined by winemaker Tony Biagi to explore how creativity plays a major role in their winemaking. This is a great opportunity for you to explore the intersection of various creative muses that winemakers employ and discuss how they have developed and ply their craft.
Tony & Jeff will crack open some of their current releases and entertain questions about these wines and the two majestic estate vineyards they manage. Should you wish to taste along with them live, you can acquire an Hourglass allocation by clicking on this link GET YOUR WINES
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Drip Irrigation in the Vineyard at Vino Noceto
A quick look at drip irrigation lines at work in our Sangiovese vineyards--used during times of lack of rain or for agricultural purposes.
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At Fulkerson Winery, Riesling Reigns Supreme
Spanning six generations of family on the land, Fulkerson Winery is one of the Finger Lakes' largest and most prolific wineries. Sayre Fulkerson, the current owner and winemaker, opened the winery in 1989 with a release of 1,000 cases of wine and slowly increased the production of wine over the ensuing years. The winery now produces over 30,000 cases annually and distributes in New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Florida.
Fulkerson, which sits on over 90 acres of rolling fields and vineyards, produces over 20 blends and single varietal wines, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Noiret, Cayuga, and a number of award-winning Rieslings.
In this segment, Sayre walks us through one of his vast vineyards and along the way explains why the native shale surrounding Seneca Lake makes Riesling (in his words, the noblest of white grapes) the ideal varietal to grow in the region. We also take a look at Fulkerson's winery operations; check out the massive grape presses and impressive barrel room. And in the most mouthwatering part of the segment, we taste a range of Rieslings in Fulkerson's spacious tasting room and learn how easy it is to determine how dry, or sweet, a particular Riesling will taste... just by looking at the bottle.
Fulkerson Winery is located at 5576 State Route 14 in Dundee, NY. The winery and tasting room is open year round from 10:00 AM- 5:00 PM.
Editor's note: This is the third in a series of segments that detail our visit to five unique wineries in the Finger Lakes region of New York. Though all of the footage was taken in the spring, and the weather and foliage is obviously a bit different today, it is our hope that viewer will find within our work the beauty and charm of each winery and the region as a whole. Indeed, it is quite undeniable...
20 Ridiculously Expensive Celebrity Weddings
Ridiculously Expensive Celebrity Weddings
1. Most expensive celebrity weddings starts off with a The royal prince and princess. Everyone, with a television, watched this wedding, This ridiculously expensive wedding costed a whopping $34 million. The occasion was a public holiday in the United Kingdom and featured many ceremonial aspects, including use of the state carriages and roles for the Foot Guards and Household Cavalry. A wide range of celebrities joined the event, including Elton John, Andrew Gailey and Guy Ritchie. This had to be most expensive wedding of all time
2. The next celebrity weddings on our list is this power couple got marriages on July 4, 1999. The couple employed 437 staff for the wedding, which was held at Luttrellstown Castle in Ireland. Victoria worse a diamond coronet to the rehearsal dinner. Beckham's teammate, Gary Neville, wound up being the best man.
3. This couple spent nearly $8 million on their wedding! The main ceremony, which took place on June 14th, was held at the 16th century Villa Durazzo, which is located on the Italian Riviera. The Westlife boy band performed at their wedding.
4. Surprisingly, this couple only spent $1 million on their wedding. Still, this is an expensive amount. Obviously, it didn't last, but the event was certainly memorable.
5. When Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel tied the knot, they did it up right. They got married in Southern Italy, where their wedding was followed by a weeklong festive celebration including bike rides, parties, and firework shows. The couple even rented out a whole hotel and adjunct buildings to keep weary eyes away. This brought their wedding to a total of $6.5 million.
6. This pair had their wedding on September 16, 2014, in Perugia, Italy. Elton John performed at the wedding. Although figures weren't released, the event was certainly lavish and expensive and upward of $1million
7. Liza Minnelli and David Gest spent a whopping $4.2 million on their wedding where Michael Jackson was featured as the best man. Their celebration took place at Marble Collegiate Church in New York City. They had huge musical performances throughout their wedding with over a thousand person guest list. The guests received boxes filled with expensive party favors.
8. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes exchanged vows in the medieval Odescalchi Castle in Bracciano, Italy. Tom rented out the whole castle for their fairytale wedding, and the festivities lasted three days bringing their total wedding cost to $3.5 million. Some of the invitations consisted of Jennifer Lopez, Mark Anthony, Jada and Will Smith, Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy.
9. With a expensive wedding dress that cost half million dollar, $400,000 venue and $7,000 7ft cake were just a fraction of the costs in this historical wedding that took place in Florence, Italy. The wedding ended up costing Kim and Kanye over 12 million dollars. WOW!
10. Elton John and David furnish were finally allowed to make their relationship official after 12 years of being together, and they did it at the Windsor Town Hall in England. More than 600 of their closest friends attended this gay occasion. It was reported that the reception cost $2,500 a person. Their honeymoon consisted on Elton John serenading David. The celebrations totalled out at $2 million.
11. Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman’s wedding cost them around a total of $2 million. They got hitched at Napa Valley’s Staglin Family Vineyard. The couple had a lavish rehearsal dinner at the Auberge du Soleil Resort where they stayed in a suite that cost $3,500 a night.
12. Madonna married movie director Guy Ritchie at Scotland’s Skibo Castle. The wedding cost them a total of $1.5 million dollars. They booked all 21 rooms of the estate for their guests. Some of their invitations included Gwyneth Paltrow, Rupert Everett, and Sting.
13. Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smith got married in Ballintubber Abbey, which is a 13th century Irish Castle. Their celebrations ran them around $1.5 million. Bagpipers performed as everyone feasted on a six-tier carrot cake. Wonder what kind of honeymoon James Bond had?
14. Eddie Murphy got married to Nicole Mitchell on March 18, 1993 and it cost the couple around $1.5 million. They got married at the famous Plaza Hotel in New York City. The couple had the ballroom converted for disco, so the guests could do a little disco dancing after the reception. Some of the invitations included Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, and Prince.
15. Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren had a top-secret ceremony at the exclusive Sandy Lane Resort in Barbados. Tiger booked the whole hotel along with the island's only helicopter charter service for privacy. 120 invitations were sent out and some of the guests were Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley.
if you have enjoyed reading about the most expensive celebrity weddings and would like to know more then watch the video and see our list of more ridiculously expensive wedding days
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California State Fair Wine Competition - Best of the Best
Here are some some of our awards from the 2017 California State Fair:
• 2014 The Arsonist Red Blend - 91 pts and Best of Class
• 2015 Mossback Central Coast Pinot Noir - 95 pts
• 2014 Mossback Chalk Hill Cabernet Sauvignon - 95 pts
• 2015 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir - 91 pts
• 2014 Matchbook Dunnigan Hills Syrah - 91pts
• 2015 Black's Station Cabernet Sauvignon - 95 pts Best of Class
• 2015 Black's Station Malbec - 88 pts Best of Class
• 2014 Tinto Rey Super Tinto Red Blend - 91 pts
Hannah Nicole Vineyards & Winery
2009 4th Annual Grape Stomp & Blessing of The Grapes!
San Francisco's Homeless Called Human Rights Violation
Mother Nature Network reports that late last month, a special United Nations report declared San Francisco's homelessness crisis to be in violation of multiple human rights. U.N. housing expert Leilani Farha described the treatment of homeless people living in Bay Area tent encampments as cruel and inhuman. She notes that they've been denied access to basic necessities.
Farha elaborated to the San Francisco Chronicle: California is a rich state, by any measures, the United States is a rich country, and to see these deplorable conditions that the government is allowing, by international human rights standards, it's unacceptable. I'm guided by human rights law.
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Marco & Autumn || Gun Bun Winery Sonoma
Marco and Autumn tied the knot at Gun Bun Winery in Sonoma.