Jess Lander

6 days ago | sfchronicle.com | Jess Lander

Paraduxx at the Live In The Vineyards event in Napa Valley in April 2013. The winery is set to complete a major renovation in June, but then the Duckhorn Portfolio announced it was discontinuing the brand. Steve Jennings/WireImageThis week, the Duckhorn Portfolio announced plans to phase out several wine brands, including Paraduxx. But the timing couldn’t have been worse for the 30-year-old Napa Valley winery: Paraduxx was set to reveal a major, multi-year renovation of its tasting room in June.

1 week ago | sfchronicle.com | Aidin Vaziri |Jess Lander

Duckhorn winery can be seen along Lodi Lane in St. Helena, Calif. on Monday, April 8, 2024. The company announced Tuesday that it is consolidating its porfolio to focus on its four most successful labels. Brontë Wittpenn/The ChronicleThis 2007 file photo shows a sign telling visitors that this vineyard is planted in Sauvignon Blanc grapes at the Duckhorn Winery Tasting Room, in St. Helena, CA.

1 week ago | 7x7.com | Jess Lander

A handful of stunning, boutique hotels are luring tourists to this town an hour north of Cabo, and Villa Santa Cruz is leading the renaissance with the debut of luxe rooftop villas and an avant-garde fine dining restaurant with shockingly good pizza. For decades, Todos Santos was one of Baja’s best-kept secrets.

2 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Jess Lander

Spring Mountain Vineyard, one of Napa Valley’s most historic wineries, was nearly destroyed by wildfire. Its new owner is in the middle of an ambitious, multi-year revitalization. Santiago Mejia/S.F. ChroniclePiles of redwood recycled from roughly 50 burnt trees will be used in the winery’s renovation once permits are approved.  Santiago Mejia/S.F. ChronicleAs part of its revitalization and sustainability efforts, the Spring Mountain Vineyard team built a new reservoir.

2 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Esther Mobley |Jess Lander

Carlton McCoy Jr., CEO of Lawrence Wine Estates, at the Brendel tasting room in downtown Napa in 2023, less than a year before it closed. Lauren Segal/For the S.F. Chronicle 2023Just seven years after a surprising billionaire investor began buying up a series of major Napa Valley wineries, funding flashy remodels and installing high-profile winemakers, cracks are emerging in his ambitious empire.