Napa Valley has always been a dream destination for wine lovers, but 2026 is shaping up to be a year that changes everything about how visitors experience this iconic region. From brand-new festivals ...

Here's a way to have a holly, jolly trolley holiday season. The Napa Valley Wine Trolley is once again offering its Holiday Lights Tour. Instead of driving around the city of Napa in your car to look ...

Wine lovers will soon be seeing a new regional designation on wine labels: Crystal Springs of Napa Valley. This is the first government-approved appellation for the region since 2011, when Coombsville ...

Augusta, Missouri became the first American Viticultural Area (AVA) declared by the BATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms now known as Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau or TTB) in 1980.

Napa Valley is small, only 30 miles long and 5 miles wide, yet it has the largest reputation of any American wine region. It was California’s first recognized AVA in February 1981, but winemaking here ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Hyland writes about wine (and sometimes) food from Europe and US. If you’ve ever visited Napa Valley, or even just read about ...