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A Luxurious Road Trip Through California's Wine Country
Pinching pennies, sleeping in cramped hostels beneath unfriendly skies, eating street food out of the back of trucks, making your own fire out of fallen driftwood… There are times when opulent pampering and unadulterated luxury fails to enhance your experience. First stop: Carmel-by-the-Sea, a small, sophisticated town of Danish gingerbread houses, French country estates, cobblestone streets, English cottages and Swiss chalets — a European-inspired storybook town of just less than 4,000 people,
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The Foodie’s Ultimate Guide to Napa’s ‘Gourmet Mile’
In the land of culinary riches that is Napa Valley, there is Yountville, perhaps its ultimate foodie gem. About an hour’s drive from San Francisco, the small town has a big reputation for exceptional cuisine and extraordinary wine.
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9 Things You Didn't Know About Napa (But Shouldn't Miss)
A Napa native shares the top insider spots you must know about.
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Don't Try This at Home: My Boozy Bike Ride Through Napa Valley
Temps are in the high 90s as I pedal up yet another rolling hill in the California heat. When it comes to California wine tasting, the most obvious options for getting around are: a) driving yourself, or b) paying for a pricey limo to transport you from winery to winery. “This area is world-famous for cycling,” says Richard Peacock, owner of Spoke Folk Cyclery in the quaint Sonoma town of Healdsburg.
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Napa Businesses Take a Hit from Quake But Expect Quick Recovery
While many businesses in and around Napa, California, emerged unscathed from Sunday’s 6.0 quake, Vintner’s Collective was hit hard. With aftershocks still rolling through after Sunday morning’s 6.0 earthquake — the biggest since the Loma Prieta quake in 1989 — some Napa and Northern California locals were stepping gingerly through rubble and admittedly jumping at each aftershock. Napa community and business members will band together and bounce back fast.
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Not a Wine Mogul? No Problem! Insiders' Tips to Napa Valley
Inside an ineffectively air conditioned tent on the grounds of Meadowood Napa Valley resort in St. Helena, California, however, water was a more precious commodity than wine. One winner walked away with dinner reservations with Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis for $150,000. “It’s crazy — people are buying ideas,” remarked California’s Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, founder of PlumpJack and Odette and Cade wineries, who was on hand to witness his offering of a vacation package to Napa and Tusca
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Top 10 Hotels & Resorts in the United States
The world’s best hotels and resorts aren’t necessarily overseas. In this list, our readers pick the most impressive properties right here at home.
