Description
Wine Country Women of Napa Valley is a compilation of family recipes, traditions, and stories from more than sixty Napa Valley women who have infused the region with their leadership, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit. Their stories offer an intimate glimpse into the families behind the vineyards, restaurants, and businesses that define California’s historic wine country. Recipes and full-color photographs embrace the bold and lively spirit of Napa Valley. Each woman is featured with a favorite family recipe and wine pairing from a Napa Valley vineyard.
Discover contributions from some of the area’s most prominent women and oldest families including:
Gina Gallo of E & J Gallo Winery
Violet Grgich of Grgich Hills Estate
Stephanie Honig of Honig Vineyards
Ashley Keever of Keever Vineyards
Carissa Mondavi of Continuum Estate
Reagan Rombauer of Rombauer Vineyards
Shannon Staglin of Staglin Family Vineyards
Suzanne Truchard of Truchard Vineyards
Pages: 324
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN (print): 978-1-9449031-8-3
Foreword by Amanda Harlan Maltas
Born and raised in the Napa Valley, Amanda Harlan was immersed early on in the cultural, social, entrepreneurial, and philanthropic life of the region. Around the dinner table, discussions about winegrowing were nightly events, with her father speaking on the importance of creating, as a family, something that would last for generations. The family’s dedication to the community was another common theme. Auction Napa Valley, the area’s most impactful annual charitable endeavor, has been held since its inception at Meadowood Napa Valley, of which her father is Founding Partner. At a young age, she discovered her passion for horses and dedicated herself to the discipline, becoming an accomplished equestrian and a member of the U.S. Junior Olympic Dressage team for three years. After earning a degree in Psychology from the University of Southern California, Amanda began her professional life at LVMH, where she broadened her knowledge of international wine. With a focus on the future as well as her family’s 200-year plan, Amanda worked harvest in the BOND cellar in 2014, which became her entrée into the Harlan winegrowing domain. Today, Amanda brings a global perspective and a strong affinity for the community to her role in developing the culture of and supporting communications throughout the family’s businesses—particularly as the renewal of Meadowood Napa Valley begins, and The Napa Valley Reserve enters its third decade.
Cover Art by Kelleen Sullivan
Kelleen Sullivan, a fine artist/figurative painter, has studied art in France, Italy and completed her degree at UC Davis in the Fine Arts. Kelleen has exhibited her paintings in New York City, San Francisco to Los Angeles, Rio de Janeiro, Bali and Hong Kong. For over 30 years, her work has been shown and collected worldwide.
As a professional fine artist, Kelleen interlaces classic and contemporary techniques into extraordinary forms with her dynamic imagery and concepts.
Reflecting both her thought process and classic art training, Kelleen’s work delivers a strong sense of composition and unbiased use of the positive and negative space to achieve harmony and balance. From this framework emerges an aesthetic that appeals for its raw zeal.
