Spring Mountain Road Clean-Up

Spring Mountain Road is often mentioned as one of California’s most scenic roads.    In addition, Spring Mountain is a District of great wines and great neighbors.  Several times a year wineries and neighbors team up for a day of road cleaning.  On February 26 fourteen people pitched in to traverse

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Spring Mountain District PNV Lot Preview Event

Trade and press are invited to taste wines from Spring Mountain District wineries who are participating in the Napa Valley Vintners’ Premiere Napa Valley event. Friday, February 21, 20202:00 – 4:00 p.m. Venue: Spring Mountain Vineyard2805 Spring Mountain Road, St. Helena RSVP to: rsvp@springmountaindistrict.org Participating wineries: Barnett VineyardsKeenan WineryPride Mountain

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Chanterelle Mushroom Napa

Gantner finds large Chanterelle mushroom on Spring Mountain

On Sunday, John Gantner, co-owner of Spring Mountain’s School House Vineyard, found one of the largest and likely the most beautiful Chanterelles he or his wife, Nancy Walker, have seen in years. Gantner found it under an oak tree on their property on Spring Mountain. Walker brought the Chanterelle mushroom

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Amount of Freak Bread or Other Fruits

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A Thanksgiving poem from Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson spent a considerable amount of time in the Napa Valley (much of the story of Silverado Squatters is based here). Here’s a Thanksgiving poem he wrote: Lord, behold our family here assembled.We thank Thee for this place in which we dwell;for the love that unites us;for the peace

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Black bears spotted in Napa Valley’s Spring Mountain District

The presence of wildlife must mean healthy vineyards and a healthy environment: Original article published in the St. Helena Star by CHARLOTTE SMITH & JULIE ANN KODMUR A year after the devastating fires, one possible impact may be that a bear or maybe several bears are moving through the forests

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Winter Wheat Harvest Gathering Momentum

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