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.