The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. August 1958 #colbert #thelateshow #simplythebest #thankyou #stephencolbert

Delighted to bump into @edenumble.bsky.social with the man himself, Steve Sando at @ranchogordo.bsky.social moving sale today. Excited to see their new shop on Main Street. How lucky are we to have Rancho Gordo in Napa?

Need holiday gifts? Today’s @ranchogordo.bsky.social open house with @bolitamasa @sharedcultures @wineforestwildfoods was amazing. Shop at 1924 Yajome in #Napa is chock full of goodies along with signed copies of The Bean Book 🫘 📖 #shoplocal #shopsmall #christmasgifts #culinary #napavalley

Every day do your best learn something new and make a friend. ~ Mike Grgich Such a pleasure collaborating with #Grgich Hills Estate on their annual Harvest Party. A perfect October evening in the vineyards. Here's to Mike! 🍷

Tonight’s beautiful 40th birthday celebration at The Charter Oak Restaurant in @sthelenaca.bsky.social with a fabulous team of local Napa vendors. 📍 @sthelenaca.bsky.social #eventplanner #napavalley #napaevents #partyplanner #napaweddingplanner #napaevebtplanner #sthelena

John Ash, legendary Sonoma County chef considered the father of Wine Country cuisine, dies at 83. Click the image for more info.

It was an honor to write about Theron Humphrey and his charismatic coonhound, Maddie, who died on Thursday. Her uncanny level of camera readiness gained her the title of “dog supermodel” and made her a fixture of 1.2 million Instagram feeds for more than a decade. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/s...

Desserts are the fairy tales of the kitchen. ⚜️ 📍 @sthelenaca.bsky.social Scrumptious pastry at Under-Study in St. Helena. #visitnapavalley #napavalley #pastry #Frenchpastry #patisserie #sthelena #winetasting #winecountry #winelover #wine

Thank you @hannahzziegler.bsky.social for this beautiful piece on Maddie and Theron’s life together. Their adventures, and his gorgeous photography, have brought so much joy to the world. Rest peacefully sweet Maddie. 🕊️ www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/s...

Drawing takes time. A line has time in it. ~ David Hockney 🖊️ Today @eat-draw-repeat.bsky.social the artist behind the ‘All The Restaurants’ series alltherestaurants.com John Donohue turned his pen to capture The MAC and Under-Study in #StHelena. The MAC’s current Julia Child exhibit is must see!

Tuscany is the ultimate canvas painted with the hues of history and culture. ~ Leonardo da Vinci 📍 Della Santina’s Sonoma @visitsonomavalley.bsky.social Al fresco dining at Della Santina’s ristorante in the heart of Sonoma transports you to Italy. 🌸 #sonoma #italianrestaurant #summertime

The banjo is such a happy instrument. You can’t play a sad song on the banjo. It always comes out so cheerful. ~ Steve Martin 🪕 🎵 Cline Family Cellars #bluegrass #sonoma #bluegrassfestival #musicfestival #banjo #supportlocalmusic #supportartist

See how the light tenderly love the apricots it takes them over completely enters into their pulp light them from all sides. ~ Paul Cezanne ✨

Luxury is in each detail. ~ Hubert de Givenchy ⚜️ 📍 @sthelenaca.bsky.social The new Under-Study by Chef Philip Tessier and Samantha Rudd in St. Helena is extraordinary. #napavalley #sthelena #winelover #winetasting #visitnapavalley

Italian cooking is very simple but it’s not easy. ~ Marcella Hazan The new film ‘Marcella’ is extraordinary! Celebrating the truly incredible life and career and love story of Marcella and Victor Hazan. 👏🏼 ▶️ m.youtube.com/watch?v=xS-J...

there is a crack a crack in everything that’s how the light gets in ✨ Leonard Cohen Anthem, The Future (1992)

Happy Summer Solstice 😎 @newyorker.com 1998 | Arthur Miller

The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn’t still be a farmer. ~ Will Rodgers 🍃 This time of the year never gets old in Napa Valley. Such a magical and hopeful time in the vineyards. Happy Summer Solstice. 🌞 #napavalley #vineyardlife #winetasting #napavalley #sonoma #winelovers #napa

Flowers are the music of the ground from earth's lips spoken without sound. ~ Edwin Curran 📍 The Madrona #visitsonoma #visithealdsburg #healdsburg #sonoma #sonomavalley #winetasting #winelovers #gardening #flowers #floral #historicinn

Rest in peace, Sebastião Salgado. 🕊️

Life is a Cabernet. ~ Silver Oak Winery Lovely spring evening at Silver Oak with colleagues and friends, old and new. Thank you for the gracious hospitality and delicious Twomey and Silver Oak wines. Here’s to a fabulous season ahead. Cheers! 🍷 #twomey #napavalley #wine #winetasting #winelover

May you never be too busy to stop and breathe under a palm tree. 🌴 #TGIF #weekend #happyweekend #breathe #exhale #napavalley #grgichwinery

Wine is bottled poetry. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson Today’s office high atop Mt. Veeder in Napa Valley. May is such an exciting time of the year with the 2025 vintage in full bloom; fruit set, nascent clusters forming, and hope abounds for the coming season. Cheers! 🍷

Congrats to all the James Beard nominees. A very special shoutout to two incredibly talented local authors, Rogelio Garcia and @ranchogordo.bsky.social 📚 👏🏼 👏🏼

Happy #Cartoonist Day 🖊️ “I think cartooning has a certain quality and charm unlike any other medium, whether it is somebody drawing for 2,000 newspapers or if it’s somebody drawing a little cartoon on the outside of an envelope to a friend. There is a communication there.” ~ Charles M. Schulz

Look at these strawberries from the #Napa #Strawberry Patch farmstand. They are scrumptious. Sweet, juicy and bright red throughout. Perfection! 🍓 She was a curious girl a wanderer who spent her summers chasing fluttering pieces of prose and eating strawberries. ~ Michael Faudet

All things seem possible in May. ~ Edwin Way Teale 🍃 #mayday #sthelena #napavalley #happymay #monthofmay #hellomay #flowers #natureheals #aprilshowersbringmayflowers 🐝

He is happiest who has power to gather wisdom from a flower and wake his heart in every hour to pleasant gratitude. ~ William Wordsworth 🍃 #flowers #floral #momentofzen #breathe #springtime #exhale #gratitude #natureheals

Thank you to the team at The Charter Oak Restaurant for a beautiful evening celebrating spring with friends; old and new. The food, wine and hospitality were 💯 Here’s to a fabulous season ahead in Napa Valley. Cheers! 🥂 #sthelena #napavalley #restaurant #farmtotable #winetasting #winelover

Thank you Anaba Winery for a wonderful visit today. The winery and wines spectacular and the location is perfect. The gateway to wine country. Cheers! 🍷 #carneros #sonoma #napavalley #winecountry #rehearsaldinner #winetasting #winelover #wine

Earth laughs in flowers. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Love is more powerful Love gives life Love makes hope blossom in the wilderness. ~ Pope Francis 🕊️ to read his final inspirational Easter address ▶️ abcnews.go.com/Internationa... photo taken in 2013 at St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican (no photo credit) the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change. ~ Buddha ☸️ #flower #floral #garden #ranunculus #flowers

I had the great pleasure of partnering with EV Floral Design for a gorgeous styled shoot this week at Beringer winery in #sthelena this week. @brighteventrentals @napavalleylinens @evfloraldesign #napavalleywedding #vineyardwedding #weddingplanner #weddingplanning #napaweddingplanner

Wine is sunlight held together by water. ~ Galileo Galilei 🌱 📍 @sthelena #budbreak #napavalley #2025vintage #wine #sthelena #beringer #cabernetsauvignon #winelover #winetasting

A lovely afternoon celebrating the arrival of spring with old friends and new at #DomaineChandon in #Yountville #NapaValley Too much of anything is bad but too much Champagne is just right. ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald 🥂

My dogwood tree is blooming! Did you know that dogwood trees symbolize new beginnings, with their beautiful yellow blossoms representing the end of winter and the beginning of spring. ✨

Earth laughs in flowers. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson What a pleasant surprise awaiting me in the garden today. This succulent bloomed for the very first time. So beautiful! 💖 #flowers #springtime #natureheals #plantagarden

I exhale all tension and inhale peace. ✌🏼 #weekendvibes

Spring has spring! 🐣 Happy Vernal Equinox. 🪺 Where flowers bloom so does hope. ~ Lady Bird Johnson🌷 Donde florecen las flores hay esperanza.🪻 #springtime #flowers #vernalequinox #firstdayofspring #natureheals #unity #epluribusunum

The headline here suggests smugness but there’s none in the piece – very nice insight into living better. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Thank you both for your devotion and love. 🙏🏻

Pair of bald eagles welcome two hatchlings in California

Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.

Today’s timeline cleanse. There are so many phenomenal nature photographers on @bsky.app and @cwarrentravels.bsky.social oceanic photography is truly magical ✨

The sunrise over the ocean is a reminder of nature’s incredible power to heal and restore. #sunrise #thephotohour #scape #seascape #ocean #oceanphotography #art #photography #christopherwarren #stormhour #travel #traveladdicts #weareroamers #nikon #

I close my eyes to old ends and open my heart to new beginnings. - Nick Frederickson ✨ Planning a 2025 wedding in Napa Valley? We are offering special pricing for 2025 weddings {coupon CUPID25} Let us assist you with planning your dream wedding. Happy Valentine’s Day. Congratulations! 🥂

Excellent 🦋 recommendation from @mcuban.bsky.social theblue.report

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To feel safe and warm on a cold wet night all you really need is soup. ~ Laurie Colwin Looking for some warming, comfort food to soothe your soul? 🍲