With most people sheltering at home, comfort cooking is making a comeback – especially easy-to-prepare, family-friendly recipes. James Beard award-winning author and cheese expert Laura Werlin has paired up with Silverado Vineyards winemaker Jon Emmerich to present a Double Cheddar & Tomato Jam Grilled Cheese Sandwich recipe from her book, “Grilled Cheese, Please!” paired with Silverado Rosato. ...

From sweeping vineyard views and lush gardens to stunning tasting spaces and towering castles, these Napa Valley wineries are simply gorgeous ...

California wineries are often burdened by a turnover of winemakers. The most elite wineries hang on to their winemakers because, well, there’s no place better for them to go. But otherwise, winemakers can leapfrog from one mediocre winery to the next in search of an owner who gives him the freedom to make good wine, provides him good vineyards and supplies the capital necessary for him to make his mark in the wine industry. Jon Emmerich is an anomaly ...

Spending $50 to $100 on a gift of wine may be beyond your means, but put it in perspective. You may be spending more than that on a tie, concert tickets, a watch or a phone. Why not wine? It would be a waste to buy expensive wine for someone who can’t tell the difference between Boone’s Farm and Lafite Rothschild. But if the special person in your life collects wine or who just appreciates it, we offer some suggestions of wines with good stories. ...

From caring vintners to daring bottles, our critic offers up wines to love and fall in love with this Valentine's Day. ...

A few quick thoughts on the 2013 Silverado Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. ...