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Gleaming Golden Dome in Stags Leap: Quixote Winery

Quixote Winery Hundertwasser Design Photo © Alice Joyce

Uniquely set apart by buoyant architecture – created by the ecologically-oriented, Viennese artist Hundertwasser (1928-2000), with an interior richly embellished by art works and furnishings collected by owner Carl Doumani, Quixote is a Napa Valley destination that must be experienced; in a breathtaking landscape backed by the distinctive, rugged outcropping of the Stags Leap palisades.

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Kendall-Jackson Winery Gardens

K-J Blooms of Bressingham Borders (Alice Joyce photo)

Kendall-Jackson winery features perennial borders designed by British horticulturist Adrian Bloom: The son of famed plantsman, Alan Bloom, and the author of numerous gardening books featuring Foggy Bottom, Adrian Bloom’s personal garden in Norfolk. There is also a 2 1/2 acre culinary garden, with herbs and produce are used for the winery’s Wine & Food Pairings; and a Viticultural Demonstration Garden. Wine Tasting can be enjoyed year-round at Kendall -Jackson in Sonoma County, located near Santa Rosa in Northern California Wine Country.

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di Rosa Center - Napa

di Rosa Landscape (Alice Joyce photo)

A renowned collection of Bay Area art from the 1960s to the present is on view at di Rosa in the beautiful Carneros Appelation region of Napa Valley. A property taking in over 200 acres, di Rosa is sited on an inspiring landscape that showcases art in the Preserve’s outdoor Sculpture Meadow. Seasonal hikes and meadow walks are an inviting adjunct to tours of exhibits in di Rosa’s Gatehouse Gallery, Main Gallery, and the historic residence: Former home of Rene and Veronica di Rosa. Walking the trail reveals works by artists such as Mark di Suvero, Viola Frey and Gordon Heuther. Nature lovers will appreciate the preservation work di Rosa engages in, where the natural habitat of native grassland and riparian areas are being restored, and native wildflowers are being propagated.

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