1Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn Stay at
the inn and indulge in a
Chardonnay Olive Oil Sugar
Polish treatment. The 60-min-
ute experience includes an
exfoliation of chardonnay
grape-seed extract, sugar, lavender and olive oil and is said
to stimulate the mind and body.
fairmont.com/sonoma
2SenSpa The San Francisco spa is partnering
with Spicy Vines Spiced Wine
— a Mendocino blend of red
wine, fruit, spice and brandy
— for a decadent 75-minute
Spicy Divine treatment, which
includes a grape-seed powder
body mask, walnut and orange
peel scrub and a finishing bubbly spritzer. senspa.com
3Bardessono Hotel The Yountville hotel, which
recently won Travel + Leisure
magazine’s Best Hotel award,
offers a 60-, 90- or 120-minute
Vinotherapy Massage. The body
treatment features chardonnay
grape-seed oil, which is thought
to have antiaging properties.
bardessono.com
Everyone knows that wine should have a good sense of
body, and now you can have one too. S. T.
Wine Does a Body Good
NEXT GENERATION CULT
NAPA Cult Napa wines like
Harlan’s proprietary reds and
those of Dana Estates aren’t
just expensive; they’re also almost impossible to get. Try the
next generation of greats with
the new release of Mascot
from Bill Harlan’s son Will. The
grapes come from the younger
vines on Harlan Estate and
from Bond, another
superstar label Bill
Harlan created. The
2008 Harlan Proprietary Red Wine
goes for about
$750 and the
Mascot is priced
at $75. Dana
Estates, which
is known for
achieving the rare
100-point score
and for the care
that goes into
its wine-making
(think classical
music playing to soothe the
wine), has bottles selling on the
secondary market for $400.
This month the winery is re-
leasing the 2010 Onda. Like
other wines in the Dana Es-
tates portfolio, Onda is estate-
bottled, but with a retail price
of $175 per bottle, it’s a bit
easier to swallow. SOMER TEJ WANI
from Bond, another
Harlan created. The
Sun Salutations and Sparkling Wine
Make your friends jealous with an Instagram-worthy photo op of your alfresco yoga class on the veranda
of Napa’s iconic Domaine Carneros château, surrounded by vineyard vistas. The new yoga class includes
vino advice, too. Don’t be surprised if while holding your tree pose you’ll get tips on picking the perfect
bottle of bubbly for your next dinner party. Post-yoga you’ll be greeted with a flute of organic bubbles and a
cool-down walk through the vineyards led by a wine educator, who will explain the basics of wine-making,
organic farming and bud break before giving you the choice of heading back to the château for a relaxing
brunch and more bubbly or receiving an extra hour of education and tasting with resident sommelier and
yogi Christie Dufault. Classes require advance booking and are held on weekday mornings. For more information or to make a reservation, contact Stacey Meyer at smeyer@domainecarneros.com. S. T.
