Calistoga News

Treat yourself and your girlfriends to a trip to Napa Valley in California, where you can shop, visit galleries, take tours and, of course, drink some of the best wine in the world.

David Auerbach of Carols in the Caves has performed in the cellars of more than 40 wineries Photo: Rhoda Stewart The Napa Valley Wine Train features vintage cars that date back as early as 1915 Sonoma County is home to more than 250 award-winning wineries If you're looking to trade in snow and eggnog for sunshine and wine this holiday season, then ...

While iconic European castles such as Ashford in Ireland and Amberley in England evoke images of fairy tales and living happily ever after, the truth is these medieval palaces were built as fortifications designed to keep out brutal marauders.

Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 3:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 10:03 p.m. Mark Spitzer has a gut-wrenching perspective on the decision by a Sonoma County judge to reconsider the 12-year prison sentence for Dylan Morse, a Central Valley teenager convicted of a fatal drunken driving accident.

Come in, the wine is fine. fotosearch.com photo The haunted caves of Clos Pegase winery will be dripping with wine and eerie spirits as it hosts its first Haunted Halloween Party Oct.

Mention the words "Spa" and "Retreat" to a friend and you are likely to conjure up ideas of an exotic, destination escape.

Blog:Michael Bauer: Between Meals: 49953 : Restaurant reviewing: Who do you trust? The Chronicle 2008 The magic of Solbar has flown under many reviewers' radars I've fielded all kinds of questions over the last few days regarding various review venues such as Michelin, Zagat and Yelp in... Restaurant reviewing: Who do you trust? Restaurant ...

Do you have spare or leftover glass from your bottling run? Or, are you a glassware vendor with discontinued items or great prices? I'm looking to buy 50 cases of glassware.

Some 35 years ago Marin County strove to keep its citizens from driving up to Calistoga.

Information compiled from the Tehama County Sheriff's Department, Red Bluff Police Department, Corning Police Department, CalFire and the California Highway Patrol.

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Wine labels contain information about what is in the bottle - the least of which is the name that was chosen for the particular wine.

Wanting to do something a bit different for our third trip to California wine country -- without sacrificing the wine part -- my husband and I decided to get a bike involved.

A 21-year-old Calistoga man was arrested for driving under the influence after suffering major injuries in a crash in unincorporated Sonoma County north of Santa Rosa early this morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Growing up in southern New Jersey makes you a Philly guy by default, so I was excited to get the call to cover this month's Radnor Hunt Concours in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Old Faithful of California geysers starts to erupt, which is does every 30 minutes.

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Buy a cup of nectar and have rainbow-colored lorikeets eating from your hand at Micke Grove Zoo off Armstrong Road, west of Highway 99, between Lodi and Stockton.

MILL VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report's Reader's Survey, the longest-running and most reliable poll of its kind among affluent and sophisticated travelers, has once again ranked Auberge Resorts properties among the very best in the world.

A flu vaccine shortage forced health officials in Napa County to cancel two upcoming vaccination clinics.