A Century of Petite Sirah
More than 100 years ago, petite sirah was first planted in the Healdsburg area of California and was the initial wine to be made by Foppiano Vineyards.

All The Right Lines
Fall fashions promise enough new silhouettes for every woman to choose what makes her happiest.

Blending Beauty
That bottle of table wine may be more than the sum of its parts

Datebook
Fashion Group International presents the 11th Table Top … Plus on Nov. 15 at Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa in Indian Wells.

Detours: Mazatlan
This city of glorious sunsets is situated midway on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, some 700 miles from the U.S. border and just south of the Tropic of Cancer.

Editor's Letter
Let the Season Begin!

First Takes - Bald is Beautiful
Editor Jackson Hunsicker, a two-time cancer survivor, points out in the book’s foreword that 662,000 women get some form of cancer each year, and a majority of them lose their hair while undergoing treatment.

First Takes - Driving in Style
After announcing that George Lopez would host the 48th Bob Hope Chrysler Classic golf tournament in January, the car manufacturer presented the comedian/actor with a limited-production, high-performance 2007 300C SRT8 (manufacturer’s suggested retail price $43,400

First Takes - Making the Pointe
Desert Youth Ballet, a company that performs The Nutcracker each December with the Moscow Classical Ballet, hosts smaller performances throughout the year to support their school, owned by Valerie Mahabir.

First Takes - Take It Away, Guys!
Steven Salustri and Matthew Purner see a side of the Coachella Valley lifestyle that stays hidden to most of us. 1-800-GOT-JUNK

First Takes - The Stars Come Out
Barbra Streisand, Tina Turner, Reba McEntire, Madonna, Bette Midler, and Michael and Janet Jackson have moved to the Coachella Valley. Well, OK, not the real Barbra, Tina, Reba...

Galleries - Art of Fusion
Edenhurst Gallery boldly steps into contemporary art this year, beginning with an impressive exhibition of works by the pioneering California sculptor Claire Falkenstein (1908-1997).

Graceful Aging
Eighty years after Walter H. Morgan’s vision of an exclusive desert getaway came to fruition, the luxurious La Quinta Resort & Club continues to attract luminaries from around the world

Intelligencer
The Well at Miramonte Resort in Indian Wells has introduced Winter Wellness By Design. For $299, you can reserve 150 minutes with one therapist to mix and match services

Michael Aschenbrenner: Honorable Discharge
The glass sculptor braves emotionally charged art

On A High Note
The desert has a new diva in the energetic, fun-loving Metropolitan Opera soprano Janet Hopkins

Rear View - The Radioactive Resort
I descended into the cave, now a junk room covered with dust. The floorboards were busted; and the caustic smell grew stronger, stinging my eyes.

Robert Bradshaw: Layers of Character
Removing tiers of ink reveals the artist's figurative flair.

Sand Dabs
Talk to those who spent the summer here and they’ll tell you it was the worst ever.

They Can Stand The Heat
Executive chefs Rocio Varela and Leanne Kamekona rule the kitchens at two top resorts.

Valley Observer
It is an irrefutable fact of modern life that old columnists never die; they just opine away.

Wealth - Give Smart, Feel Good
Gifts in Kind- When local homebuilder Peter Solomon of Regency Homes donated $2 million gift to Eisenhower Medical Center, a portion involved engineering and construction of a road at EMC.

Wheels - Rolls Royce 101 EX
Quietly in the concept stage, the Rolls-Royce 101EX could be the next great coupe.