Current Interests
Bardessono Inn
Opening fall 2009, the Bardessono Inn & Spa will hold the promise of a deep commitment to the heritage and environmental responsibility of the valley through innovative sustainability in every detail of the property design and management.
The Inn is inspired by the Bardessono family, their rich history in the Yountville community and the spirit of Napa Valley.
Bix
20 year-old Bix is an exceptionally stylish supper club, civilized speakeasy, a sophisticated saloon, and home to the 'perfect martini.'
Meteor Vineyard
Meteor Vineyard is a 22-acre property located in the Napa Valley’s Coombsville agricultural region. It was established in 1998 by former America Online Inc. chairman and chief executive Barry M. Schuler and his wife, Tracy Strong Schuler.
The winemakers for Meteor Vineyard are Dawnine Sample Dyer and her husband Bill Dyer, who are 50 percent partners in this venture.
Meyer Family Cellars
It's a small operation – literally a "mom and pop" winery, with just three employees. But Karen knew what she was getting into. Her parents owned a wine shop in Perth, Western Australia, so she learned early in life what it takes to run a family business: abundant time, boundless energy and passionate commitment.
“It’s more than just a job; it’s all-consuming,” she says. “Our lives and the winery are so intertwined.”
Nan Grand-Jean
Breezes flow freely through doorways on each of the four faces of the hilltop studio painter Nan Grand-Jean designed and built for herself here. Grand-Jean, the architect, fashioned structures with unimpeded views in each direction. “This places the building on the axis with endless possibilities,” she explains. “I want to see as far as possible without the building impeding my view.” Grand-Jean, the painter, embraces light and wind as partners in the artistic process. “I like the wind to compose my paintings,” she says.
The Oxbow School
The Oxbow School - an innovative, interdisciplinary semester program combining visual arts with academics - provides high school students with the skills necessary to negotiate and succeed in an increasingly complex and interdependent world. Through rigorous studio art practice grounded in creative and intellectual inquiry, the program is designed to extend each student’s critical thinking abilities. Oxbow students develop a new sense of identity, self-worth, and confidence that enables them to take more active responsibility for their own learning and lives.
Paul Martin's American Bistro
"Eat organic. Believe in sustainable. Buy local. Love fresh." is the mantra of Paul Martin's back-to-the-farm American Bistro. The Roseville, California restaurant is a long-nurtured dream of local resident Brian Bennett and long-time colleague and chef Peter Serantoni. Together they teamed with restaurateur Paul Fleming to make it come to life.
ProAttitude
The Neuroscience of Success.
Empowering Performance and Igniting the Pursuit of Excellence.
Quintessa
In 1989, Valeria and Agustin Huneeus found the property that would become Quintessa, a remarkable estate in the heart of the renowned Rutherford appellation of Napa Valley. With 280 acres, it was the last great undeveloped property in Napa Valley and had all the characteristics of a great wine estate: rolling hills, many different microclimates and a vast diversity of soil types.
Quixote Winery
In 1971 Ned Smith had the curious vision that matched Carl Doumani with the historic Stags Leap Winery and estate thereby launching a new epoch for Petite Syrah. Following the acclaimed restoration and expansion of Stags Leap, Doumani began plans for a smaller winery and vineyard on the adjacent property. This became Quixote.
Seven Stones Winery
Six vineyard parcels, totaling 1.78 acres, wind their way through the Wornick family estate which rests within the confines yet well above the famed Meadowood resort and Reserve.
Stonescape
In 1990, Norman and Norah Stone found and fell in love with a white farm house tucked at the base of Diamond Mountain in the Napa Valley.
In their mind’s eye, the San Francisco couple saw a second home filled with friends and pieces from their private art collection.
Tsurukichi: Ancient indigo in new designs
A Blue Day - Tsurukichi at the Puddle House 2007
