
Jess Lander
Jess Lander is a freelance food, wine and travel writer based in Napa Valley. She's a regular contributor for Decanter, 7x7, Eater SF, Napa Sonoma Magazine, SOMM Journal, Tasting Panel, and the Napa Valley Register. Her work has also appeared in publications like Wine Enthusiast, AFAR, and the SF Chronicle.
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Robert Mondavi joins the NFT craze
Consisting of a unique generative art piece that’s also attached to future experiences at the winery, Mondavi’s NFTs will accompany 1,966 1.5-litre porcelain wine bottles created in partnership with Bernardaud, the renowned French porcelain house that dates back to 1863.
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Healdsburg travel guide: three-day itinerary for wine lovers
The best wineries, bars and restaurants to visit...
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A perfect pairing: The G&G burger
With its superb remoulade, this popular burger choice from the Goose & Gander restaurant, in the heart of California’s Napa Valley, pairs beautifully with Chardonnay and Gamay from France
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Best wine bars in Napa & Sonoma
A wave of new must-try venues have entered the wine bar scene...
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Napa Valley travel guide: Where to visit, eat and stay
Where to visit, eat, drink and stay...
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Delicato Family Wines to acquire Francis Ford Coppola Winery
In the latest blockbuster wine sale to come out of California...
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Lafite Rothschild documentary airs on SOMM TV
The famed Bordeaux first growth is the subject of a new, original documentary
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Napa winery donates 12,000 masks to Coronavirus effort
Acumen Wines has shipped and donated 12,000 N95 respirator masks to a hospital in Wuhan, China
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Must see Napa and Sonoma wineries: Five new openings from old favourites
Wineries are in turn building stunning, state-of-the-art hospitality centers...
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Biondi Santi to release special-edition 2012 Riserva Brunello
It will release a special-edition 2012 Riserva in honour of the late Franco Biondi Santi...
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Venice floods threaten indigenous grape on city’s vineyard
There's hope that the flooded vines might survive
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What mass power outages mean for California wineries
Wineries have had turn to generators and reschedule grape picking...
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Food and drink streaming service SommTV launched
Netflix for wine and culinary enthusiasts...
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Top Healdsburg wineries to visit
Great wineries to visit and the tastings to book in Sonoma County’s Healdsburg....
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Napa wine tour: Top hotels and wineries to visit
See the hottest newly-opened hotels and wineries to visit in Napa...
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Heitz Cellars sale: New president outlines priorities
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Wine Country film review: Parodying the ‘snobby’ side of wine
Reminding us that wine doesn’t have to be so serious...
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Travel: What’s new in Napa
The best new spots for wine tasting, dining and luxury accommodation...
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Somm 3 film review: How it compares to the first two
Looking at the people who shaped the wine world...
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Wineries spared worst of record California wildfire
More than 100 homes destroyed, but wineries largely unaffected so far...
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