Dozens of steel poles worth an estimated $1,800 were allegedly stolen sometime during the past week from a vineyard in the 1000 block of Buchli Station Road south of Las Amigas Road in Carneros, according to the Napa Sheriff’s Office. An employee with...

Now as for the Fort Ross Pinot he mentions as available at Grocery Outlet ($13) I’d love to give it a try. But in the meantime let’s see what I think of this one… Per Trader Joe’s “Buena Vista Carneros Pinot Noir is made with grapes grown in the...

Sample hand-crafted olive delicacies and learn curing recipes from olive curers from around California in the Italian piazza at Jacuzzi Family Vineyards. Sample small-batch virgin olive oils made on site by The Olive Press. Taste Carneros Caves cheeses,...

During the winter, The Wine Spies may hold your shipment if the weather is too cold. Also, we often do not ship on Fridays to protect your shipment. If you receive an email saying your order was shipped on a Friday, rest assured that we have likely just...

Additional tonnages and average prices paid for other Napa Valley grape varieties in 2011 include: The highest price paid for a ton of grapes in Napa County was for the Rhone variety, rousanne — $7,061. But there are only 32 acres of it grown in the...

Carneros Pinot. The 2008 Carneros Pinot Noir, Lee Vineyard is a single vineyard that spends about ten months in French oak, about 29% new. It has less muscle than the regular Carneros though the fruit is still bright and there is plenty of spice notes. ...