Wallaby Yogurt Company, a rapidly growing producer of organic yogurt, announces the release of its new product line, Wallaby Down Under.

Paul Wagner, president of Balzac Communications and Marketing and wine marketing instructor at Napa Valley College, has received an award from the Feria Nacional de Vino for “A Life Dedicated to Wine.”

John Cordeiro, a financial advisor with Waddell & Reed, has been named a recipient of the firm’s Crest Award, a top honor for its financial advisors.

Drs. Scarborough, Kirk and Gonzalez welcome Dr. Anthony King to Napa Valley Women’s Healthcare.

Legal Aid of Napa Valley is pleased to announce the addition of Robert Lieff to its board of directors. He was the founder as well as principal architect and visionary in the development of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, one of the largest plaintiffs’ law firms in the world, with 75 lawyers and 200 employees in San Francisco, New York and Nashville.

Gerrett Snedaker, Henry Mayo and Earl Shuttleworth, owners of Frank Howard Allen Realtors, the Wine Country Group, announce that Ellen Thomas Politz has joined the sales team at its Napa office.

When Bob Hillhouse opened the doors of Bicycle Works in 1979, mountain bikes had not taken off yet and bicycling was just catching on as a legitimate form of transportation for adults.

“My parents introduced me to wine,” said Chris Phelps, of Swanson Vineyards & Winery. “They started making a barrel or two of zinfandel or cabernet when I was in high school — sometimes it was good, sometimes not so good.”

Most real estate techniques that become standard practice are born not by a lawyer in a big building, but by individual Realtors working with buyers and sellers in the field. The short sale is no exception.

Thinking about a kitchen or bath remodel? NV Design Studios opened at 1506 Main St. this week, and the staff there can take care of everything. Owner Christine Teichera started in the business 10 years ago, in the plumbing department at Home Depot.

Doing the right thing in Napa turns out to be fun and profitable after all. In 2007, local writer Mick Winter published a no-nonsense guide to saving money, “Sustainable Living for Home, Neighborhood and Community.” It’s a terrific, get-to-the-point guidebook showing painless ways to increase cash and well being for self and planet alike. It’s also an easy-reading source for sustainability in a nutshell.

Dear Len & Rosie, My husband and I have wills, but he wants to get a trust, to save probate fees, he said. We have had our wills for more than 30 years and my daughter is listed as our executor.

Dear Len & Rosie, I have a friend who is in her 70s. Her husband passed away three months ago. She and her husband got married in 2008, but had lived together for 30 years. He owned the house in his name alone.