# Napa Curator https://napacurator.com > An independent journal of Napa Valley's private estates, tables, experiences, and craft. ## Sections - Journal: https://napacurator.com/journal/ - People: https://napacurator.com/people/ - Estates: https://napacurator.com/estates/ - Tables: https://napacurator.com/tables/ - Experiences: https://napacurator.com/experiences/ - Recommends: https://napacurator.com/recommends/ ## Latest articles - [Auberge du Soleil: The Valley's Grande Dame](https://napacurator.com/journal/auberge-du-soleil/): Long before wine country had a dress code, a hillside in Rutherford set the standard, fifty rooms across thirty-three a - [Auro: Four Stars, One New Chef, Zero Drama](https://napacurator.com/journal/auro-four-seasons-calistoga/): Four consecutive Michelin stars, the first under a new chef who had under three months to prove the kitchen hadn’t misse - [Four Seasons Napa Valley: The Resort With Its Own Winery](https://napacurator.com/journal/four-seasons-napa-valley/): Most resorts have a wine list. This one has a winery: nearly five acres of Elusa vines wrapped around the Calistoga prop - [Meadowood: The Valley's Great Comeback](https://napacurator.com/journal/meadowood-napa-valley/): Meadowood Napa Valley: the 1964 private club turned luxury resort, the 2020 Glass Fire, and the rebuild. A Napa Curator - [The Whiplash Vintage: Inside Napa's Wildest Harvest in Years](https://napacurator.com/journal/harvest-2026-whiplash-vintage/): Napa Valley harvest 2026: the earliest CHANDON pick in 53 years, shatter at flowering, and why winemakers say the tiny c - [The Runway Comes to Calistoga](https://napacurator.com/journal/frank-family-simkhai-runway-calistoga/): Frank Family Vineyards and SIMKHAI stage a runway luncheon in Calistoga on October 24, debuting a collaborative Cabernet - [The Cellar Series: Bottega's Season of Winemaker Dinners](https://napacurator.com/journal/bottega-cellar-series-2026/): Bottega Napa Valley's inaugural Cellar Series: five one-night-only winemaker dinners in Yountville, October through Dece - [Somerston Narrows 1,682 Acres Down to Two Wines](https://napacurator.com/journal/somerston-estate-flagship-wines-2026/): Somerston Estate in Napa Valley launches a new flagship collection for 2026: a 2023 Red and a 2025 White in limited prod - [Ranjan Dey Brings Four Decades of Royal Indian Cooking to Oxbow](https://napacurator.com/journal/rotation-napa-ranjan-dey-october-2026/): Ranjan Dey of New Delhi Restaurant in San Francisco is the October 2026 chef in residence at Rotation by Feast it Forwar - [Readers Name Four Seasons Napa Valley the Best Wine Hotel in the Country](https://napacurator.com/journal/four-seasons-napa-valley-best-wine-hotel-2026/): Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley was named No. 1 Best Wine Hotel in the U.S. in The Zoe Report's 2026 Read ## Standards - Editorial standards: https://napacurator.com/editorial-standards/ - Corrections: https://napacurator.com/corrections/ - Privacy: https://napacurator.com/privacy/ - Terms: https://napacurator.com/terms/ - DMCA: https://napacurator.com/dmca/