Gentry Magazine • 1st August 2018

Mountain Lodges of Peru

"Although the mountains and ruins of the Andes contain secrets that will remain forever so, stories as irrevocably lost as the tens of thousands of pounds of finely crafted Incan gold and silver objects melted down by the Spaniards in the 1530s, plenty of treasures remain to be discovered in this storied region..."

23rd March 2026

Rock Balance Meditation Artist Travis Ruskus

InsideHook • 30th April 2025

8 Factors of Tequila Production That Impact Its Quality | InsideHook

"You probably know the difference between a blanco, reposado and añejo tequila is the amount of time it was barrel-aged. But what distinguishes one tequila from another? If all tequila is crafted from blue Weber agave and has been cooked, fermented and distilled, what makes the difference between a humdrum bottle and a truly standout product?..."

Cigar Aficionado • 30th October 2013

Brush Creek Ranch, Wyoming | Cigar Aficionado

"The Western motif is handled deftly without lapsing into cliché: just a few choice pieces of taxidermy, including a black bear and an arctic fox..."

Stab Mag • 17th January 2021

Surf Artist Mac Hillenbrand | Stabmag

“I figured that if the old guys pre-70’s could be tough enough to surf through the winter and just stand by trash can fires afterwards, I should be able to do the same, even though these days it’s harder to find a good 50-gallon trash can fire.” – Mac Hillenbrand

Huckberry • 23rd August 2018

How to Make Gin & Tonic Sorbet | Huckberry Journal

We’re deep in the dog days of summer and we’re dead set on doing everything we can to soak up every last ounce of sun and fun before fall hits...

28th July 2025

Fredric Hamber interviews barman Carlos Yturria

Substack • 1st February 2026

Musician Paul Steward profile

When Steward was thirteen he asked his father to teach him how to play. “From the time I picked up the guitar I never put it down,” he says. “I just kept going.”

28th April 2025

Find Your Wine Match: There's an AVA for every taste in Napa and Sonoma

"The best way to get to know an AVA is up close and personal. Take a vineyard walk on foot or horseback. Ride in a UTV and look at the color and texture of the ground. Is it rocky? Pebbly? Dusty? Notice the slant of light over the hills at wine o’clock. Try a terroir-focused experience at a tasting room in Healdsburg or downtown Napa..."

nobhillgazette.com • 1st December 2024

The Guardsmen's Annual Christmas Tree Lot, SF's Beloved Holiday Tradition

“'You couldn’t be in a bad mood shopping for a Christmas tree,' says senior Guardsman Richard Hudak, by way of explaining why so many people have fond multigenerational memories of the Guardsmen lot, where running into old friends is part of the experience and spending a few hours is not uncommon..."

4th February 2025

Kona Village Resort

"One morning I did the Seabob adventure, laying atop a motorized personal watercraft. My guide Pu' explained how the hand-grip speed control works, then we sped off, diving underwater to see aquatic life..."

CigarAficionado.com • 29th January 2015

Hotel du Vin, Glasgow | Cigar Aficionado

"It's easy to imagine someone going to Hotel du Vin & Bistro One Devonshire Gardens for a drink and deciding to stay for dinner, or going for dinner and deciding to stay the night, the way one might do at the home of a convivial old friend with rooms to spare..."

nobhillgazette.com • 2nd October 2023

Regusci: One Family's Winemaking Legacy in the Napa Valley

"The Reguscis are inheritors first and foremost of memories from a time when agriculture in the valley was more diverse, livestock plentiful and the community smaller and cohesive."

nobhillgazette.com • 5th September 2024

Winemaker Jesse Katz - Aperture Cellars

With a list of accolades that began with his first vintage and includes 17 100-point scores from five different wine critics, it’s safe to say winemaker Jesse Katz has his act together. But long before he had garnered an A-list fan base (Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel toasted their 2012 nuptials with a red blend Katz custom crafted for them), as a boy he traveled the world and top wine regions with his father, photographer Andy Katz, which is how the memory of his first taste of wine became...

12th September 2022

Modern Guide to the Inner Sunset

"While it gets less attention than its busier neighbor the Outer Sunset, the Inner Sunset is a place where you can order a craft cocktail from a bar that opened up less than a year ago or quaff a Guinness from a pub that’s been around for 125 years..."

Huckberry • 27th February 2015

A Memento from Brazil's Sunset Coast | Huckberry Journal

"It is only accessible via dune buggy or 4WD. Unlike some hard-to-get-to places that seem somehow foreboding, this one seemed both remote and inviting: a beach party town surrounded by huge dunes..."

Gentry Magazine • 1st November 2020

Hunter Glenn Winery: Strong Roots

On an oak and manzanita dotted hillside vineyard ranch in Napa, Jeffrey Shifflett and his sister Caroline are bringing fresh energy to a 120-acre property that has been in their family for four generations. ..

Gentry Magazine • 1st March 2019

Profile: Kevin Kincade | Gentry Magazine

On a memorably wretched winter day in late 2009, 27-year-old Marine Captain Kevin Kinkade was leading a mission in a Taliban- controlled area of southern Afghanistan as part of Operation Cobra’s Anger...

Caviar Affair Magazine • 8th April 2022

Chablé Resort & Spa by Fredric Hamber

7x7 • 9th November 2018

The Francis House, Calistoga

"I arrived about 4pm, as the sun was beginning to throw the façade into silhouette. The French Empire stone house is gated for privacy and one enters via a gravel courtyard..."