The Demsky family has taken to singing  “Oh ho, the Wells Fargo wagon is a-coming down the street” around the breakfast table.

Jazz pianist Larry Vuckovich and an eight-piece all-star band present a “Tribute to the Giants of Jazz” from Benny Goodman to Miles Davis, Saturday at Copia. The concert begins at 8 p.m.

Dance with a master

Any fears that the Idol NV teen singing contest at the Napa Valley Opera House was becoming a predictable affair were smashed in just two electrifying hours Saturday night.

From Register staff

This is a big year for the Novak family and their Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery.

The Napa Valley Grapegrowers’ pruning contest has been re-scheduled for Friday at 8:30 a.m. at the Beringer Blass Gamble Ranch in Yountville. It was postponed because of the rain two weeks ago.

When it comes to motivating people to wash their produce before eating it, visuals seem to help.

DUBLIN, Ireland  — Any spirit nicknamed “the devil’s spittle” practically begs to be banned.

It’s 90 minutes before dawn on a freezing January morning.

A sell-out crowd of some 600 retailers and restaurateurs spent more than $2 million Saturday for close to 200 lots of wine handcrafted solely for the trade attending Premiere Napa Valley.

There’s something incredibly homey about savory, saucy foods topped with bread baked in the juices of the dish.

If you’re searching for a spot that serves terrific comfort food, look no further than Napa’s Pearl.

Older homes have a history. We're lucky in Napa to have several historic districts that have houses brimming with interesting links and lineages. Some of these beauties have been turned into bed-and-breakfast establishments or inns.

>By BILL SILFVAST UC Master Gardener

One of the most popular kitchen appliances to come along in the last several decades is the garbage disposal. In remodeling nowadays, who would think of putting in a sink and not including a disposal?

NEW MARKET, Va. -- Live in an apartment long enough and you'll eventually embrace that old adage about there being no place too small to fit a garden.

There are few things worse than knowing when something is good for you, and will surely benefit you, yet you simply are not able to get yourself to do it. For whatever reason, you cannot muster up the energy or put aside the initial time to get yourself started on something that's been on your To Do list for ages. The "secret" to getting organized is all in the motivation behind it, and then having a deeper understanding of why you want to do something in the first place. By being mentally strong and realizing the power that you have within yourself to make the changes needed, you can create the right experience with the right people, and acquire the focus needed for you to conquer your clutter.

Bria Backhaus and Justin Schlottman, both of Vashon, Wash., announce their engagment to be married on April 22 in Foresthill.

Melissa Floss of Costa Mesa and Aaron Amavisca of Newport Beach announce their engagement to be married on Sept. 16 at Viansa Winery in Sonoma.

BERENT-CO -- Adam David Berent, 26, East Avenue, Napa, to Suzarrah Rebutar Co, 28, East Avenue, Napa.

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