Wine Wanderlust Guide: July 2018
Honored to be included in Wine Spectator Magazine’s Wine Wanderlust Guide.
We officially open on Labor Day Weekend ! You can read the full guide here.
Headboard Design
The challenge of incorporating the Artemede reading wall lamps has spawned many iterations of headboard designs. This one is the one that makes most sense.
A Google Find
My habit of doing a Google search on The Francis House “fished” out something new. Thank you Esther J Williams for painting The Francis House. We hope to meet you one day and show you how the property has been transformed.
Fourth of July
Model Bakery makes any day start the way it should. Inspired and fed. Calistoga is such a small community. I love bumping into neighbors who are now friends. And meeting up with relatives who flew all the way from Hong Kong to see our progress. And of course, Richard makes everything wacky…
Star Jasmine side by side with English Laurel
Decided to mix and match our green fences : star jasmine (shown below) with English Laurel on the adjacent fence.
Monark Appliances and our Gaggenau Kitchen
Our Kitchen is outfitted with Gaggenau appliances. Thank you Monark Appliances for being so patient with us: from choice of appliances to pushing back delivery for close to a year!
The Cast Iron Stone Caps and Spheres
The stone columns out of Tufa needed this to be complete. I didn’t realize they weigh a ton and needed a forklift to get up on the columns. here
Master Suite Closet
Always dreamed of a full height closet. Today my wish is coming true.
The Rear View
We got invited by a neighbor whose balcony happens to be a good vantage point for the rear of the building. We always show the front facade but the rear is equally as impressive. With an abundance of Behrens Wines and lively conversation, it was surely is one of the best summer dinners…
Landscape Progress
The underground sprinklers are installed in the areas where grass will be planted. And the utility building is now adorned with the custom steel windows and doors. This section will comprise of the infrared sauna and salt room, a space for 2 massage beds (for outdoor massages) and an outdoor heated shower. …