lenscapes » napa valley

through a glass softly

Tom Plant — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:19:13 +0000

i visited heitz cellars in the napa valley yesterday. i thought looking through my wine glass at the bottles behind it made for an interesting effect.

lake benessere

Tom Plant — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:58:29 +0000

on a recent visit to paso robles and the napa valley, we were greeted by torrential rains. here’s what the vineyard at benessere winery in st. helena looked like.

dog crossing

Tom Plant — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:34:19 +0000

i spotted this sign on spring mountain in the napa valley. just loved it.

sun dappled

Tom Plant — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:09:50 +0000

the vines at corison winery, napa valley, september 2009.

white swan

Tom Plant — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:00:02 +0000

on a visit to chateau montelena in 2009, i was mesmerized by the swans in their lake.

araujo

Tom Plant — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:48:48 +0000

we visited the napa valley on the day before thanksgiving and our first stop was at araujo estates, home to eisele vineyards. milt and barbara eisele were family friends and visiting stirred up some find memories.

red swing

Tom Plant — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 15:06:23 +0000

budge brown lost his wife to breast cancer and decided to do something about it. he started cleavage creek vineyards and donates 10% of sales to breast cancer research. it was a crisp, clear autumn day when we visited.

eisele vineyards

Tom Plant — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:52:45 +0000

my family and the eisele family have been friends for decades. milton and barbara eisiele owned and operated eisele vineyards, growing some of the finest cabernet grapes anywhere before selling the property to bart and daphne araujo. i was able to visit this past wednesday and the colors were stunning.

nava

Tom Plant — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:24:56 +0000

we visited casa nuestra winery in st. helena, which proclaims itself dog and goat friendly. meet nava.

autumn in napa valley

Tom Plant — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:24:14 +0000

we visited the napa valley at the end of october last year. i don’t know that i have ever seen more spectacular fall colors. these are vines at larkmead winery.