IAA Vineyard & Winery Association

Best Wine & Chocolate Pairings *

Wine & Chocolate Pairing Suggestions Wine and chocolate. They go together like peanut butter and jelly, right? In the right context, most definitely! However, it is not just a given that any wine pairs well with any chocolate. Wine and chocolate have many...

Chill Out! How Chilled Should My Wine Be? *

How Chilled Should My Wine Be? It’s the debate that has persisted since the dawn of wine: what is the optimal temperature to drink wine?Getting wine to an ideal temperature is an important part of bringing out the maximum potential a wine has to offer. Think of...

Red Wine Chocolate Cherry Cake *

From Pastry Tales With Cherry season in full swing, our favorite collaborator at Pastry Tales had a special recipe in mind. If you love wine & chocolate, you are sure to love the recipe. The chocolate cake creates an ideal match for fresh cherries. The cake is...

Los Carneros – The Valley’s Coolest Sibling *

Rewind back to 1981, Napa Valley is established as America’s second AVA. An AVA, or American Viticulture Area, is considered a specific wine-grape growing region that is distinguished by the unique soil, topography, and climate offered by the appellation. Within...

Who moved the goal post? *

This is the month of goals, aspirations, re-starts and optimism. What I find challenging is the feeling that the goal post might have been moved, without my knowledge. It’s similar to that missing sock that never emerges from the dryer…it’s so clear...