http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Napa_ValleyFind stories, videos, and photos about Napa Valley from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:23:54 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Napa_Valley14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Napa Valley from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/11/17/napa.california.secrets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/11/17/napa.california.secrets/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou don't need us to tell you that Napa Valley is a nice place to visit. What you do need is a way to lose the masses.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/hongkong.wine.maker/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/hongkong.wine.maker/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen you think of a winery, you probably imagine the bucolic Napa Valley or the dangling vineyard grapes in French wine country.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:24:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/magazines/fortune/wine_bargains.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/magazines/fortune/wine_bargains.fortune/index.htmThere's an oft-repeated bit of eno-philosophy that says the wine business is immune to recession because people drink in good times and bad. But it turns out there's a caveat: In bad times such as these, they mostly drink the cheap stuff.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/08/19/exotic.nearby/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/08/19/exotic.nearby/index.html#cnnSTCTextTravelers don't always have to fight the masses and schlep overseas to find exotic vacation thrills.Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:34:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jim_trotter/07/31/raiders.postcard/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jim_trotter/07/31/raiders.postcard/index.htmlSI.com has dispatched writers to report on the 32 NFL training camps across the country. Here's what Jim Trotter had to say about the Raiders' camp in Napa Valley.Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/11/magazines/fortune/obrient_wine.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/11/magazines/fortune/obrient_wine.fortune/index.htmProfessional golfers and hackers alike try all sorts of unusual things to avoid the dreaded three-putt: cross-handed grips, staggered stances, elongated putters. Jayson Woodbridge has his own trick. He swings with one hand.Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1849424,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1849424,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHundreds of firefighters are battling a wildfire that is threatening homes and wineries in California's Napa ValleySun, 12 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/24/magazines/fortune/obrien_wine.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/24/magazines/fortune/obrien_wine.fortune/index.htmAs the former president of Walt Disney Studios and Paramount Television, Rich Frank has a long list of blockbusters to his credit, from Cheers and Entertainment Tonight to Pretty Woman and The Lion King. He's a born marketer with a knack for convincing the public that we want what he's got. And now he's ready to reveal his latest masterpiece, several years in the making. At his office in Calistoga, Calif., he reaches behind his desk for a dark, unmarked bottle that must weigh five pounds or more. It's called Promise. He hands it over. "This," he says, "is going to be one of those cult wines."Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1830962,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1830962,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe somewhat true story of the little California wine that could lacks all the character one expects from a fine vintageFri, 08 Aug 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/dr_z/05/08/vermeil.wines/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/dr_z/05/08/vermeil.wines/index.htmlDick Vermeil was concerned. He had gotten off to a good start with his 2003 vintage Charbono, a dark, stylish wine that is made only in California. It was a correct wine, mixing the dark brooding touches of this exotic grape with a clean taste of berryish fruit, but then the next vintage, the 2004, had shown an overripe, spirity quality that puzzled a few of the tasters in the room.Thu, 08 May 2008 15:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/traveltips/11/28/eco.lies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/traveltips/11/28/eco.lies/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs I write this, I'm in a hotel room on the Vegas Strip, looking out my window at the construction site of what will be the largest green hotel in the world, set within MGM Mirage's $7.4 billion City Center. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:34:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/27/autos/mercedes.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/27/autos/mercedes.biz2/index.htmMy final leson for you all? Never, ever, drive a nice car. There's no upside to it. Luxury rides are evil: insidious, stealthy things, burrowing into the human subconscious with terrifying ease, whereupon they trip a dopamine depth charge that explodes both your brain and your budget.Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/09/26/balloons.new.mexico/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/09/26/balloons.new.mexico/index.html#cnnSTCTextWe floated over the Rio Grande and skirted the tops of green cottonwood trees with the Sandia Mountains in the distance while school kids pointed and waved at us. We waved back.Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/09/10/solar.wine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/09/10/solar.wine/index.html#cnnSTCTextCalifornia's Napa Valley, with its rolling hills, vineyards and prized terrain, produces some of America's finest wines. Here, tradition and craft are everything.Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/05/news/companies/Two_Buck_Chuck.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/05/news/companies/Two_Buck_Chuck.biz2/index.htmThere's a war on bluster, and Fred Franzia is losing. Sure, the CEO of Bronco Wine, the nation's fourth-largest wine company, tells me repeatedly that only a sucker would pay more than $10 for a bottle of wine - including his own $35 Domaine Napa. And that Napa's and Bordeaux's claims about their special soils are bogus: "We can grow on asphalt. Terroir don't mean sh*t." After relieving himself by the side of his Jeep, Franzia recounts a trip to Burgundy where, after an elaborate tasting, he told the winemaker at Château Haut-Brion, "You can bottle gasoline if you can sell that."Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/08/23/wine.castle.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/08/23/wine.castle.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextDaryl Sattui set out to build a modest, 8,500-square-foot winery. Millions of dollars and 120,000 square feet later, he's king of a wine country castle complete with drawbridge, dungeons and nifty little slots for the old boiling oil trick.Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/08/08/napa.sonoma/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/08/08/napa.sonoma/index.html#cnnSTCTextTravel + Leisure scoured California's wine country to find one-of-a-kind boutiques and charming small-town stores. From Calistoga to Healdsburg, these eight spots are worth a visit.Wed, 08 Aug 2007 02:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/08/07/far.niente/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/08/07/far.niente/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnticipation is in the sunshine flooding these vineyards' meticulously tended rows nowadays. At Napa Valley's Far Niente wine estate, that not-quite-knowable date is coming.Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/23/smbusiness/smallbiz_wines/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/23/smbusiness/smallbiz_wines/index.htmFor many, nothing says summer like a chilled glass of Chardonnay. But for vintners Kathryn and Craig Hall, getting people to pour from their bottle has been an uphill battle.Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/07/10/napa.valley/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/07/10/napa.valley/index.html#cnnSTCTextPress the switch to open the curtains in your valley-view room at the Poetry Inn, and you're suspended with the primary-striped hot-air balloons of postcard fame. Pedal up the Silverado Trail to the Miner Family villa, climb the steps, look west over your shoulder, and a world-class view is yours too. The first might be a decade's splurge; the second, just a weekend getaway. There are many ways to enjoy this wine country.Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/06/30/wine.country/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/06/30/wine.country/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhether you're looking for mud baths or bike routes, a castle or just a good meal, Travel + Leisure steers you in the right direction on this easy drive from San Francisco to Calistoga, California.Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fsb/0705/gallery.high_spirits.fsb/index.htmlhttp://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fsb/0705/gallery.high_spirits.fsb/index.htmlNew premium liquors, distilled by American entrepreneurs.Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/05/8401355/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/05/8401355/index.htmTHE BACKGROUND Overfishing is severely depleting wild ocean-fish stocks and threatening the $158 billion commercial fishing industry. The number of fish caught annually is declining, with a recent ... Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/24/magazines/business2/Prob6_Overfishing.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/24/magazines/business2/Prob6_Overfishing.biz2/index.htmThe background: Overfishing is severely depleting wild ocean fish stocks and threatening the $158 billion commercial fishing industry. The number of fish caught annually is declining, with a recent study projecting that the world's commercially harvested fish populations could collapse by 2048.Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/11/01/thomas.keller/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/11/01/thomas.keller/index.htmlDrive for an hour north of San Francisco following Highway 29 and you will enter the majestic wine country that is Napa Valley.Wed, 01 Nov 2006 13:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/09/20/fall.colors/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/09/20/fall.colors/index.htmlIt's that time of year -- the brilliant red and golden leaves say, "So long, summer -- autumn has arrived."Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/08/17/haute.diners/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/08/17/haute.diners/index.htmlCreative chefs across the country are reinterpreting the greasy spoon. Sleek interiors and inventive cuisine define a new crop of diners.Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/21/8383643/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/21/8383643/index.htm"Andy Grove had a saying when I worked at Intel," says Chuck McMinn, a Silicon Valley veteran who spent 25 years at the chipmaker and a series of startups. "If you can't measure it, you can't impro... Wed, 09 Aug 2006 14:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/31/magazines/business2/cabernet_peloponnese.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/31/magazines/business2/cabernet_peloponnese.biz2/index.htmForget about that jet-fuel ouzo. Greek wineries are finally getting props from sommeliers, but they need U.S. reps. to market their product.Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/06/13/fast.food/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/06/13/fast.food/index.htmlThe latest point of pride for star chefs has more to do with French fries than foie gras.Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/09/news/companies/bestcos_welcomerituals/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/09/news/companies/bestcos_welcomerituals/index.htmConstruction manager Dirk Porter was surprised by the lively orientation he received after joining David Weekley Homes in Dallas. He and other newcomers were flown to the company's Houston headquarters for a two-day program. There they were greeted with cheers and whistles by dozens of staffers, who then formed a giant receiving line that included company president David Weekley.Tue, 10 Jan 2006 23:24:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/08/22/8270003/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/08/22/8270003/index.htmTHESE DAYS EVERYONE IS slapping his name on a bottle of wine: Greg Norman, Bob Dylan, even Joe Montana. (A 1999 Montagia cabernet sauvignon, anyone?) Mon, 22 Aug 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/16/pf/tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/16/pf/tips/index.htmThe last thing you want when dropping $450 on dinner is a catfight to break out between the chef and the server.Tue, 16 Aug 2005 19:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/06/29/vacation.bottlenecks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/06/29/vacation.bottlenecks/index.htmlAmericans taking to the roads during the July 4 holiday weekend are almost certain to encounter a traffic bottleneck somewhere, but the biggest is likely to be west of Portland, Oregon, the American Highway Users Alliance said Thursday.Thu, 30 Jun 2005 01:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/06/22/napa.river/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/06/22/napa.river/index.htmlRiver floods leave fertile soil in their wake, the silver lining to the havoc wrought. But instead of cropland, the Napa River is repaying its namesake city with a revitalized downtown scene.Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/05/01/8259693/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/05/01/8259693/index.htmBeringer Blass Wine Estates wants to be a hit with the ladies. In early May, the Napa Valley vintner will launch White Lie, the first label aimed directly at women. After learning that females make...Sun, 01 May 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/03/01/8251217/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/03/01/8251217/index.htmIt's not unusual to find strangers lurking in Janet and Peter Lessem's Manhattan brownstone, fingering the cutlery, peeking in the medicine cabinet, sleeping Goldilocks-style in the beds. 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Why were pay phones at the Empire State Building delivering installme...Sat, 01 Jan 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/27/news/midcaps/mondavi/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/27/news/midcaps/mondavi/index.htmWinemaker Robert Mondavi Corp. is drawing interest from a number of new bidders, even as some leading companies in the sector say they aren't looking at joining the field of potential buyers, according to a published report.Wed, 27 Oct 2004 10:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/06/01/373299/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/06/01/373299/index.htmMichael McIntyre likes to travel in style. 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Prices for some of the most coveted brands plummeted by a third, and profits of high...Tue, 01 Jun 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/12/01/359886/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/12/01/359886/index.htmKen Starr, of Whitewater fame, is getting into the wine business. The Coalition for Free Trade--an organization of wine growers for which Starr acts as an advisor--has sued Arizona, Florida, New Je...Mon, 01 Dec 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/10/06/350406/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/10/06/350406/index.htm1 ROBERT AUGUST SURFBOARD Endless Summer star Robert August has made a longboard like the one he rode in the 1966 surfer classic. 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Plunking down 30 bucks for a California chardonnay is no big deal, and you're familiar with even the most obscure Oregon pinot n...Mon, 01 Oct 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/10/01/311224/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/10/01/311224/index.htmWhat is it about lists that we love so much? From People's 50 Most Beautiful People to the Billboard Hot 100, the top ten vacation getaways, the Fortune 500--it just goes on and on. And then, of co...Mon, 01 Oct 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/06/11/304613/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/06/11/304613/index.htmMild-mannered Healdsburg, Calif., in the heart of Sonoma County, has always been a slightly frumpy wine-country cousin to the flashier towns of Napa Valley. Until last summer, that is, when a stran...Mon, 11 Jun 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/11/01/291525/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/11/01/291525/index.htmDrinking wine is often fun, but buying it can be stressful. This occurred to me when my girlfriend, E, and I set out to pick a pair of "house wines." We wanted one white, one red, each cheap enough...Wed, 01 Nov 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/08/14/285600/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/08/14/285600/index.htmYou think Moses had a hard time finding the Promised Land? 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Sat, 01 Mar 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/12/23/219835/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/12/23/219835/index.htmDoughnuts have gone upscale. Don't worry, good old-fashioned varieties are still readily available at Dunkin' Donuts or Krispy Kreme. And the hosts at Lou Mitchell's in Chicago still serve the best...Mon, 23 Dec 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/08/19/215617/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/08/19/215617/index.htmAs described in the preceding pages ("The Future of Retirement," page 86), the great baby-boomer cohort is facing later years that are likely to be more about job sharing than shuffleboard, more ab...Mon, 19 Aug 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/06/01/88908/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/06/01/88908/index.htmFirst aired Dec. 10, 1951, the 10th episode of I Love Lucy opens with Ricky Ricardo toting home a $3,500 mink coat he's rented for his nightclub act. 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