I always give Solbar a little credit for helping me write my best-selling book. I spent many a night sitting at the bar in Solbar working, and edited most of my book over the bar’s delicious drinks— sometimes it'd be French champagne and sometimes a glass of pinot. More often than not, however, I’d choose the drink that changed my life...

Besides using mineral-enriched mud personalized with essential oils, the Signature Mudslide includes a geothermal soak and an anti-gravity sound therapy chair. The best part? You’re not sharing your mud. Instead of a communal mud bath, expect a private, three-part detoxifying treatment that begins with mud combined with volcanic ash, geothermal mineral water, and essential oils you select yourself.

The trick to navigating the Calistoga Food and Wine’s Grand Tasting like an expert? Start at the back of the event, and work backwards. You can beat the lines by going straight inside the Solstice event space and wine tasting your way to the lawn. Less time in lines equals more time sipping on the samplings from over 40 of the surrounding local wineries, savoring delectable small bites, and picking up tips from the live cooking stations.

An unexpectedly perfect pair, digital detoxing while wine tasting offers the ideal afternoon at Solage Resort. Here, turn your wine tasting venture into a wellness retreat of sorts and leave your phone behind. An outing that is already so much about cherishing the present moment, wine tasting calls for clinking glasses with good company, appreciating world-renowned wines, and taking in views that photos cannot do justice.

I’ll tell you the same thing that I tell my friends who visit Solage; take out the Mercedes-Benz! The complimentary, luxury ride backdropped with California’s stunning natural scenery makes you feel like you’re the star of a hollywood classic.

You’ve probably heard that dreams come true at a Solage wedding, but what you may not know is that putting on the perfect day is in part thanks to the special surprises planned for the bride and groom (shh… more on that later!) and the less-glamourous, but equally important wedding emergency kit.

If you’re planning on hiking Oat Hill Mine Trail, don’t let the weather deter you— foggy mornings are the best time for this hike. After stumbling upon this discovery by chance, the colder and mistier the morning in Napa Valley, the faster I grab my hiking shoes.

Step into restorative bath experience— sans tub and bubbles. A “sound bath” is an ancient, healing practice where you can expect to stay dry, as the only thing you will be soaking in is healing sound frequencies.