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People Shaping Napa

Short conversations with the people shaping the valley.

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Spotlights

Businesses, makers, and places worth your time.

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Handmade ceramic pet dish in progress at COVET Ceramics Napa Valley Spotlights
Spotlights

COVET Ceramics: Hands-On Pottery in the Heart of Napa

Founder Danielle Eastman runs beginner-friendly pottery workshops from her Napa home studio, with a full fall calendar from pet dishes to holiday ornaments.

September 28, 2026 Read →

Photography courtesy of COVET Ceramics
The Michael Graves-designed Clos Pegase winery in Calistoga Spotlights
Spotlights

Clos Pegase Reopens in Calistoga After Yearlong Restoration

The landmark Michael Graves winery, acquired out of bankruptcy in 2024, reopened June 27 with its postmodern architecture restored and its art program revived.

September 28, 2026 Read →

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons
A plated bone-in steak dinner Spotlights
Spotlights

BOA Steakhouse Brings Its Modern Steakhouse Formula to Downtown Napa

The Los Angeles group's first Napa Valley outpost opened in May 2026 at Casa Mani Resort, with dry-aged steaks, Japanese A5 Wagyu, and seed-oil-free cooking.

September 28, 2026 Read →

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons
Vineyard rows near The Elene resort in Napa Valley Spotlights
Spotlights

The Elene, Napa Valley's Newest Boutique Resort, Opens This Fall

Fifty rooms, a live-fire restaurant from chef Matthew Accarrino, and an all-day cafe are coming to Solano Avenue along the Vine Trail.

September 28, 2026 Read →

Photography courtesy of The Elene

Valley Brief

Condensed valley news, updated regularly.

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The Artesa Winery estate in Carneros, Napa Valley Valley Brief
Valley Brief

Jean-Charles Boisset Buys Artesa Winery in Carneros

Boisset Collection has purchased the 350-acre Artesa estate from Spain's Raventos Codorniu, adding a major Carneros foothold with plans for organic vineyards and in-house sparkling wine.

September 28, 2026 Read →

Photograph by Sarah Stierch, via Wikimedia Commons
Stainless steel fermentation tanks at a Napa Valley winery Valley Brief
Valley Brief

Custom Crush Winery Legend Napa Valley Shuts Down Mid-Harvest

The American Canyon custom crush facility ceased operations in late August, leaving small client winemakers two weeks to move fermenting wine at the busiest moment of the year.

September 28, 2026 Read →

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons
The historic Schramsberg estate in Calistoga, Napa Valley Valley Brief
Valley Brief

Schramsberg Poured at White House State Dinner for Xi Jinping

The Calistoga sparkling wine house's Blanc de Noir toasted the September 24 state dinner, echoing the 1972 Nixon-Zhou Toast to Peace.

September 28, 2026 Read →

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons
Vineyard rows in Napa Valley farmed with regenerative practices Valley Brief
Valley Brief

Jackson Family Wines Certifies 663 Napa Acres Regenerative Organic

The company is now Napa Valley's largest Regenerative Organic Certified grower, roughly doubling the valley's certified regenerative vineyard acreage.

September 28, 2026 Read →

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons
The Grgich Hills Estate winery in Rutherford, Napa Valley Valley Brief
Valley Brief

Grgich Hills Estate Named Finalist for American Winery of the Year

The Rutherford winery is one of five finalists for Wine Enthusiast's 2026 Wine Star Award, in the 50th anniversary year of the Judgment of Paris.

September 28, 2026 Read →

Photograph by Sarah Stierch, via Wikimedia Commons
Napa Valley vineyard rows at sunset Valley Brief
Valley Brief

Napa Valley Vintners Launches 'Tonight, It's Napa' Campaign

The trade group's board unanimously funded a three-year marketing push to put Napa wine on more tables, in more markets, on ordinary nights.

September 28, 2026 Read →

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons

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