Villa Ragazzi has a splendid view of all the fireworks in Napa Valley, from Calistoga to Silverado.

We plan to unfurl my grandfather's American flag, then sit back and enjoy the pyrotechnic show tomorrow night with a glass or two of our favorite RED wine, some WHITE cheese that goes well with it and maybe a handful of healthy BLUEberries to enhance that delicious fruit's subtle flavor in the wine. 

Happy Fourth of July!

Traci Dutton, wine director of the Wine Spectator Greystone restaurant in St. Helena, found "blueberry notes" in our Sangiovese.  This is most unusual, since Sangiovese usually presents red fruit characters, notably dried cherries and sometimes even strawberries.  I am charmed by her description, almost as much as my husband is by Catherine Deneuve purring she loooves blueberries.