It’s Back! The 2022 bASH Wine and Food Competition

We’re excitedly looking forward to the 2022 bASH Wine and Food Competition next Saturday.  If you enjoy awesome wine, food, and wine-and-food pairings then you should buy your tickets soon for bASH on Saturday, April 2. This annual showcase for … –> please click here to continue reading –>

Travel Advice: Napa Valley’s St. Helena Appellation

Appellation Name: St. Helena Appellation Where: Napa County in California Officially Established:  September 11, 1995 Location: In northern Napa Valley, centered around the city of St. Helena, between the Mayacamas Mountans (to the west) and the Vaca Range (to the east). The boundaries … –> please click here to continue reading –>

St. Helena Showcase: bASH 2016 is cOMING

If you’re free on Saturday, April 9, you should go here now to purchase tickets for bASH 2016, an annual food and wine event from Appellation St. Helena. What is bASH? Well, it’s an amazing spectacle showcasing this northern Napa Valley community where 25 premium wineries join … –> please click here to continue reading –>

Who Would Have Expected a Radish to Win? (Highlights from bASH 2015)

The stellar wines of Appellation St. Helena (ASH) recently took center stage at bASH 2015, the annual food and wine pairing competition where attendees’ votes determine the ultimate winners. Over 30 premium wineries from the appellation helped form separate contests … –> please click here to continue reading –>

Bash 2014 – Delightful Evening, Delicious Eating

Another bASH, another delightful evening of outstanding wines and delicious eating (and possibly a little overeating).  Last Saturday night, Appellation St. Helena presented bASH 2014, a competition for pairing food and wine held at the Culinary Institute of America at … –> please click here to continue reading –>

bASH: basking in Appellation St. Helena’s bounty

If you don’t have anything planned yet for Saturday, April 19, you should go here now to purchase tickets for bASH, an annual food and wine event from Appellation St. Helena showcasing this northern Napa Valley community. What is the 2014 bASH?  Well, it’s basically … –> please click here to continue reading –>