Jesse Geremia, Manager for The Orchard at The Carneros Inn in Napa, and Chandra Woodroof, Orchard Assistant Manager, are always looking into the latest, greatest activities to recommend to Owners and guests. See below for three wineries they recommend exploring while in Napa. Celani Family Vineyards: Celani is a family-owned and operated boutique winery rich…

As an Owner at The Orchard at The Carneros Inn, you still may not be able to get your hands on a case of Screaming Eagle, but you will be one of the first to taste the newest wine from PlumpJack’s new vineyard. Because The Carneros Inn is a partner resort to PlumpJack and CADE…

From a perfectly seared New York Strip steak to a fruit-and-spice cradled spear of Caribbean shrimp, Owners and guests of Timbers Resorts know that one exquisite meal elevates the day. What we eat can lift our spirits, energize our evenings and afternoons, as well as open our senses to new experiences. Shouldn’t our glass of…

Anyone who thinks that the action in Aspen stops when the snow melts has obviously never been to the Aspen Food & Wine Classic, particularly while staying in the neighboring Aspen residences at Dancing Bear Aspen. Visitors trek to the festival from all over the city but Dancing Bear Aspen is quite literally next door…

Foodies unite! It’s time for the 34th annual Scottsdale Culinary Festival, a 6-day gastronome’s heaven and American’s longest running food festival. If you’re residing that week at The Rocks Club, plan on checking out the festival, which runs from April 17 through 22. Your biggest problem? Deciding which events you want to attend. Grab the…

It may not be quite as famous, but the Alexander Valley more than holds its own with its more famous neighbors, Napa and Sonoma, when it comes to viticulture. And from your vacation property at The Orchard at The Carneros Inn, taking a day trip to the Alexander Valley is an easy – and beautiful…

Beginning as early as the 1960s, a small group of vineyards broke with the Italian laws governing Chianti production, particularly the blending of non-traditional grapes. The result was a superior class of wines from the Bolgheri and Chianti Classico regions we now call Super Tuscans, including (arguably) the four most prestigious wines in Italy. Any…

As the start of the Harvest Season, September marks the release of many highly acclaimed and anticipated wines. Timbers Resorts’ sister wineries, PlumpJack and CADE in Napa Valley, California, have just announced their upcoming releases which include the following vintages as described by the wineries themselves: 2010 CADE Sauvignon Blanc For this wine, we made…

Block 16 is not only the name of the restaurant at The Sebastian – Vail, but also the property’s signature wine, a Cabernet Sauvignon produced by Napa Valley’s Page Wine Cellars. “Designed to be exceptionally complex while tipping a hat to the Napa Valley and the wines of Bordeaux,” winemaker Bryan Page and his family…

As we said in an earlier post: Food matters. You are what you eat not only because food is nutrition, but also because food is an integral part of our everyday lives. Food is economics, politics, entertainment, culture, fashion, passion, family…and nourishment. New York City’s James Beard Foundation is at the center of America’s culinary…