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Outdoor Adventures: The Best Hiking in the Napa Valley!
While most people visit the Napa Valley for the wine, many come for the outdoor adventures. It’s a favorite playground of Bay Area residents looking to escape the hustle and bustle. With quieter trails and calmer roads, hiking and cycling are fantastic options...
Second Customers to Ever Visit Jim, Barb, and Paloma
By Curt Sandman and Jennifer Barron Jenny and I were educating ourselves about wine. We had begun to appreciate the companionship between good food and great wine, and since we did a fair amount of cooking, we decided it was time to start collecting wine that...
Planning a Trip to the Napa Valley? Here’s what you need to know!
The Valley is Bigger than it Seems The valley is 30 miles long and 5 miles wide. Although that seems close enough to zoom around from winery to winery, many estates are up windy country mountain roads that can be a bit slower to navigate. There are 3 main towns in the...
Cycling Northern California: Experience Wine Country on Two Wheels
Whether you’re visiting the Napa Valley, the Sonoma Coast, or venturing north to Lake Country and Mendocino, Northern California has some spectacular regions you can explore on your bike. With year-round cycling weather, stunning vistas, peaceful mountain...
Napa Valley Exploring: The Best Scenic Drives & Vineyard Views
Immerse yourself in the allure of California's Napa Valley, a mesmerizing landscape of undulating hills, towering mountains, and verdant vineyards stretching beyond the horizon. Offering panoramic drives and breathtaking viewpoints, Napa Valley is a sensory feast and...
Aging Wine: How do you know when your wine is ready to drink?
How old is too old? When buying a Napa Valley wine or digging through your extensive cellar, how do you know if the wine is still good? Let’s unpack that question. What is the life of a wine? Meaning will it still be good if I drink it next year, ten years from...
A Taste of Napa: The Best Restaurants in Wine Country
Welcome to the epicurean heartland of California, Napa Valley - a utopia for wine connoisseurs and gastronomes alike. This enchanting region isn't just a sanctuary for unparalleled wines, it's also a vibrant culinary landscape, enticing food lovers with its diverse...
The Hummingbirds of Paloma Vineyard: A Unique Tasting Experience
At Paloma Vineyard, most people know us for our award-winning wines and breathtaking views from Spring Mountain’s peak. But one thing that sets us apart from other wineries is our hummingbird population. At times, with hundreds of hummingbirds flitting around the...
The Family Legacy: The Quality Farming Practices of Paloma Vineyards
When people ask us what we do, our answer is simple: we are farmers. Farming is at the core of everything we do. Our founders, Barbara and Jim Richards, had a clear understanding of this. Barbara was quick to remind everyone that “great wine is made in the vineyard,...
The Paloma Wine Clubs: The Ultimate Way to Bring Our Tasting Room Home
Immerse yourself in the heart of wine country without leaving your living room. Experience the essence of California's celebrated vineyards, a refined pleasure once reserved only for those visiting our scenic winery. At Paloma Vineyard, we’ve reimagined this exclusive...