BILL KISLIUK

Though I often work on and even build desktop computers, I haven’t had much occasion to work on laptops, even though I own three of them.

Even with all the publicity about subprime lending, real estate ownership in Northern California is taking unusual forms in order to adjust to prices that continue to put home ownership out of reach.

After a typical cold, wet winter in Napa, it is with great joy that we welcome spring. How wonderful it is to finally feel the warm sun, smell the spring blossoms and hear the birds sing. What could be a more traditional sign of spring than the fragrant blooms of the lilac bush and the song of the red-breasted robin?

I just got off the phone with a dear friend. Her father died about three weeks ago and then she suffered another great loss when her cat passed away shortly after.

I love a good turkey hunt when there is a lot of activity and fun stories to share. Last week I had a chance to get together with good friends Dan Benedetti of Clover/Stornetta (who is now semi-retired) and Gary VanBrocklin of Colonial Saddle.

The growing potential of the wine market in India has been widely chronicled in the wine world, and the government of India is taking notice, too.

Hey, readers: Where do you recycle your batteries?

My column last month about our four-hour ER experience after Cheryl's over-the-handlebars tumble didn't go down well with the emergency room staff.

Mountain vineyards produce some of the valley’s best fruit, evidenced by the amazing wines made year after year from the harvest of the Brandlin Vineyard on Mount Veeder.

Dear Len & Rosie,

After 14 years of construction and more than $30 million, Daryl Sattui’s dream, Castello di Amorosa winery, is open for tours and tasting in Calistoga by appointment.

Some say that your life is the sum of all your experiences. I buy that.