If you are a for-profit business, in general there are no grants available to help you start or grow your business.

I cleaned out my scary kitchen utensil drawer yesterday.

Though the vacation season is hard upon us, it’s never too late to take a look at the new breed of travel tools offered on the World Wide Web. A definite benefit of the Web is assistance in making last-minute travel plans.

A recently released report showed a 16 percent reduction in the number of homes sold in Napa County during the first six months of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006.

I’m often wary about wine suggestions from clerks in wine shops or wine waiters at restaurants who are younger than my youngest son, who is 22.

When I first read about the proposal, I couldn’t believe it.

A few weeks ago we wrote about Disney Studios and its entry into the wine business as part of the promotion for “Ratatouille,” the story of Remy, a rat who aspires to be a chef. Disney planned to release 500 cases of a white French wine to be sold at Costco.

It is a wonderful thing to live in an era that has both great coffee and the boundless range of the Internet.

Dear Len & Rosie, I am the custodian for a $55,000 UTMA account for my 16-year-old daughter that was given to her by her now-deceased grandparents.

The huge news that Washington’s Ste. Michelle Estates and Tuscany’s Marchesi Antinori are buying Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, and that Gallo is buying William Hill Winery, have some interesting sidelights.

When a child is born, it is usually a most happy occasion. Congratulations are all around.