The Napa and Sonoma Valleys are one the of premier wine growing regions in the world. With around 1,000 wineries in the Napa-Sonoma area, it is hard to narrow it down to a few for a winery tour.
The following is a list of must-see wineries as featured in Decanter Magazine.
Napa
Cakebread Cellars, 8300 Saint Helena Highway, Rutherford
Bouchaine Vineyards, 1075 Buchli Station Road, Napa
Louis M. Martini, 254 South St. Helena Highway, St Helena
Sonoma
Flowers Vineyard & Winery, 4035 Westside Road, Healdsburg
Anaba Wines, 62 Bonneau Road, Sonoma
Restaurants: based on TripAdvisor's, 10 Best Napa Valley Restaurants with a View
Auberge du Soleil Restaurant, 180 Rutherford Hill Rd, Rutherford (1 Michelin star)
Rutherford Grill, 1180 Rutherford Rd, Rutherford
Brix, 7377 St. Helena Highway, Napa
The Grill at Meadowood, 900 Meadowood Lane St. Helena (3 Michelin stars)
Napa General Store and Restaurant, 540 Main St #100, Napa
St. Francis Winery & Vineyards, 100 Pythian Rd, Santa Rosara
Angele Restaurant & Bar, 540 Main St, Napa
Basalt, 790 Main St, Napa
Solbar, 755 Silverado Trail N, Calistoga
Farm at Carneros, 4048 Sonoma Hwy, Napa
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Friday, May 8, 2020
Automotive Collections in California
Not surprisingly, there are a lot of automobile museums in California.
Los Angeles Area
Petersen Automotive Museum, 6060 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles
Mullen Automotive Museum, 1421 Emerson Ave., Oxnard
The Murphy Auto Museum, 1930 Eastman Ave., Oxnard
Marconi Automotive Museum, 1302 Industrial Dr., Tustin
Automobile Driving Museum, 610 Lairport St., El Segundo
Nethercutt Museum and Collection, 15151 Bledsoe St., Sylmar
Motte Historical Car Museum, 28380 Highway 74, Menifee
Northern
California Automobile Museum, 2200 Front St., Sacramento
Blackhawk Museum, 3700 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Danville
Southern
San Diego Automotive Museum, 2080 Pan American Plaza, San Diego
Eastern
California Route 66 Museum, 16825 D St., Victorville
Mullen Automotive Museum — recommended by Jay Leno — is a museum that displays cars exemplifying design, especially European.
The Nethercutt Collection is a museum of classic vintage automobiles and a renovated locomotive with a period private rail car.
Los Angeles Area
Petersen Automotive Museum, 6060 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles
Mullen Automotive Museum, 1421 Emerson Ave., Oxnard
The Murphy Auto Museum, 1930 Eastman Ave., Oxnard
Marconi Automotive Museum, 1302 Industrial Dr., Tustin
Automobile Driving Museum, 610 Lairport St., El Segundo
Nethercutt Museum and Collection, 15151 Bledsoe St., Sylmar
Motte Historical Car Museum, 28380 Highway 74, Menifee
Northern
California Automobile Museum, 2200 Front St., Sacramento
Blackhawk Museum, 3700 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Danville
Southern
San Diego Automotive Museum, 2080 Pan American Plaza, San Diego
Eastern
California Route 66 Museum, 16825 D St., Victorville
Mullen Automotive Museum — recommended by Jay Leno — is a museum that displays cars exemplifying design, especially European.
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| 1937 Talbot-Lago |
The Nethercutt Collection is a museum of classic vintage automobiles and a renovated locomotive with a period private rail car.
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| 1933 Duesenberg |
Art in California
J. Paul Getty Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum, The Getty Center, Los Angeles is a world class museum with a vast collection of paintings, sculpture, antiquities and objet d'art.
Sculpture: Bernini, Cellini, Greek and Roman
Objet d'Art: Lalique
Antiquities: Greek pottery
The Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90049
The Haggin Museum
The Haggin Museum features 19th century landscape painters lead by several by Albert Bierstadt. They also feature paintings by late 19th to early 20th-century European artists, such as Bouguereau and Gérôme. The museum also has a substantial collection of the works of celebrated illustrated J.C. Leyendecker.
Works by particular artists: Bouguereau (1), Bierstadt (5) and Gérôme (4).
The Haggin Museum, 1201 N. Pershing Ave., Stockton, CA 95203
J. Paul Getty Museum, The Getty Center, Los Angeles is a world class museum with a vast collection of paintings, sculpture, antiquities and objet d'art.
"The collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum comprises Greek, Roman, and Etruscan art from the Neolithic to Late Antiquity; European art—including illuminated manuscripts, paintings, drawings, sculpture, and decorative arts—from the Middle Ages to the early twentieth century"Painting: Bouguereau, Canaletto, Rubens, Turner, Courbet
Sculpture: Bernini, Cellini, Greek and Roman
Objet d'Art: Lalique
Antiquities: Greek pottery
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| Rubens | Canaletto | Turner |
The Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90049
The Haggin Museum
The Haggin Museum features 19th century landscape painters lead by several by Albert Bierstadt. They also feature paintings by late 19th to early 20th-century European artists, such as Bouguereau and Gérôme. The museum also has a substantial collection of the works of celebrated illustrated J.C. Leyendecker.
Works by particular artists: Bouguereau (1), Bierstadt (5) and Gérôme (4).
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| Bierstadt | Bouguereau | Gérôme |
The Haggin Museum, 1201 N. Pershing Ave., Stockton, CA 95203
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Frank Lloyd Wright in California
There are many FLW houses and public buildings in the state.
Three houses currently have organized tours (with the year they were built noted):
1921 - Aline Barnsdall "Hollyhock" House, 4800 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles. TOUR
1936 - Hanna House, 737 Frenchman's Road, Stanford. TOUR
1957 - Marin County Civic Center, North San Pedro Road, San Rafael. TOUR
1948 - V.C. Morris Gift Store, 140 Maiden Lane, San Francisco
This retail store is open. It is now a clothing store.
1923 - Mabel & Charles Ennis House, 2655 Glendower Avenue, Los Angeles
After damage by earthquake and floods, the house is currently undergoing a substantial renovation and is closed to the public. This is, after Fallingwater and the Guggenheim Museum, the most recognized FLW building.
The Ennis House has appeared in over 80 movies and television shows, including Blade Runner, Tin Peaks and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The remaining 19 houses and offices in California designed by FLW are privately owned and not opened to the public.
Three houses currently have organized tours (with the year they were built noted):
1921 - Aline Barnsdall "Hollyhock" House, 4800 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles. TOUR
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1936 - Hanna House, 737 Frenchman's Road, Stanford. TOUR
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1957 - Marin County Civic Center, North San Pedro Road, San Rafael. TOUR
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1948 - V.C. Morris Gift Store, 140 Maiden Lane, San Francisco
This retail store is open. It is now a clothing store.
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1923 - Mabel & Charles Ennis House, 2655 Glendower Avenue, Los Angeles
After damage by earthquake and floods, the house is currently undergoing a substantial renovation and is closed to the public. This is, after Fallingwater and the Guggenheim Museum, the most recognized FLW building.
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| Harrison Ford in Bladerunner |
The remaining 19 houses and offices in California designed by FLW are privately owned and not opened to the public.
Visiting highlights
Sites I want to see: art, architecture, cuisine and automotive.
ART
The Getty Center Art Museum, Los Angeles — a world class museum with a vast collection of paintings, sculpture, antiquities and objet d'art. Bouguereau and many other great works.
The Haggin Museum, Stockton — Bouguereau and Gérôme
My primary interest is in Renaissance to late 19th century painting, sculpture and objet d'art, and in antiquities.
Painting: Bouguereau, Waterhouse, Alma-Tadema, Canaletto, Rubens
Sculpture: Michaelangelo, Donatello, Bernini, Greek and Roman
Objet d'Art: Fabergé, Lalique
Furniture: Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Antiquities: Greek pottery
ARCHITECTURE
I am a great admirer of Frank Lloyd Wrights, and California has many highly regarded FLW buildings, many of which have been featured in movies and TV shows.
(I have visited Fallingwater in Pennsylvania, and Taliesin West, the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, the First Christian Church and the Gammage Auditorium in Arizona.)
CUISINE
Everything from Michelin starred restaurants to local hotspots featured in Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-ins & Dives.
AUTOMOTIVE
Mullen Automotive Museum, Oxnard — recommended by Jay Leno — is a museum that displays car exemplifying design, especially European.
The Nethercutt Collection, Sylmar is a museum of classic vintage automobiles and a renovated locomotive and period private car.
ART
The Getty Center Art Museum, Los Angeles — a world class museum with a vast collection of paintings, sculpture, antiquities and objet d'art. Bouguereau and many other great works.
The Haggin Museum, Stockton — Bouguereau and Gérôme
My primary interest is in Renaissance to late 19th century painting, sculpture and objet d'art, and in antiquities.
Painting: Bouguereau, Waterhouse, Alma-Tadema, Canaletto, Rubens
Sculpture: Michaelangelo, Donatello, Bernini, Greek and Roman
Objet d'Art: Fabergé, Lalique
Furniture: Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Antiquities: Greek pottery
ARCHITECTURE
I am a great admirer of Frank Lloyd Wrights, and California has many highly regarded FLW buildings, many of which have been featured in movies and TV shows.
(I have visited Fallingwater in Pennsylvania, and Taliesin West, the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, the First Christian Church and the Gammage Auditorium in Arizona.)
CUISINE
Everything from Michelin starred restaurants to local hotspots featured in Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-ins & Dives.
AUTOMOTIVE
Mullen Automotive Museum, Oxnard — recommended by Jay Leno — is a museum that displays car exemplifying design, especially European.
The Nethercutt Collection, Sylmar is a museum of classic vintage automobiles and a renovated locomotive and period private car.
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