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Get Pampered Like Its Your Job With The Emperor's Choice Package

Filed under: Spas

Just how much pampering can you handle? The Stevenswood Spa Resort in Mendocino asks that question with one impressive spa package. The "Emperor's Choice" package at the property's Indigo Eco|Spa is a 10-hour program of nothing but spa treatments with breaks for meals. The Indigo Eco|Spais a full-service, 3,500 square-foot facility with multiple treatment suites, tranquility room, infrared sauna, canyon-view Jacuzzi tubs and an outdoor ocean terrace.

The full package starts at $2,088 per couple and includes the following:

9:00 a.m. Champagne Gourmet Breakfast at Stevenswood
10:00 a.m. Craniosacral Therapy
11:00 p.m. Pacific Sea Detox, Aroma Stone, or Salt Scrub
12:30 p.m. Dermatological Facial
1:30 p.m. Spa Lunch at Stevenswood
2:00 p.m. Scalp Treatment
2:45 p.m. Hand Treatment
3:30 p.m. Paraffin Hand Treatment
3:50 p.m. Citrus Leg Therapy
4:35 p.m. Reflexology
5:05 p.m. Paraffin Foot Treatment
5:25 p.m. Shiatsu Massage, Reiki Massage or Lomi Lomi
6:30 p.m. 5-Star Dinner at Stevenswood, 10 courses paired with Wines

Stevenswood Spa Resort Guarantees The Weather

Filed under: Journeys, Spas


Hotels always hope for good weather but the Stevenswood Spa Resort on the Mendocino Coast in California is willing to bet on it. The resort has said that they will offer a $5 cash rebate for every degree over 72 for stays between now and the end of August. The rocky coast of Northern California is known for its temperate weather even when its sweltering everywhere else, although my friends a little further up, in Humboldt County, have been seeing a lot of warm temps.

The Stevenswood Spa Resort is located in the forests of Van Damme State Park. Suites have large picture windows with views of the surrounding gardens, beaches, meadows, and redwoods. Each suite has a wood-burning fireplace, plasma televisions, cordless phones, MP3/iPod docks, and free wireless high-speed Internet access. Bathrooms are finished with ocean-green slate from Madagascar and hand-blown Venetian glass bowl vanities.

The resort features a gourmet restaurant, the Restaurant at Stevenswood and the Indigo Eco|Spa, a 3,500 square-foot well-being facility that features multiple treatment suites, tranquility room, Infrared sauna, Canyon view Jacuzzi tubs and an outdoor ocean terrace. The spa offers a comprehensive menu of body, skin, and facial treatments that use organic- based products.

Rates start at $229 for a Grande Suite. The hotel also offers a last-minute specials option on their website with suites for the next night or two that are discounted by 10% or more.

Heritage House For Sale

Filed under: Journeys


We've covered the Heritage House, a luxury resort on Northern California's Mendocino coast before. Now it looks like this classic destination is up for sale. This is the first time the property has been offered on the open market. The property includes a main building with a farmhouse look and views of the rocky and scenic coastline. The Heritage House Inn is located five miles south of Mendocino and rambles over 37 acres that include updated cottages that have LCD TVs, feather beds and woodburning fireplaces. Some suites have themes such as the "Same Time, Next Year" suite which was the setting for the Alan Alda movie years ago. The resort was opened in 1950 has been updated for today's tourist with a spa and a restaurant. Renovations are continuing on the property. This property is listed at $50 million.

Jepson Winery For Sale

Filed under: Wine, Real Estate Developments


Small Califonria winery Jepson Winery north of Hopland in Mendocino County is back on the market. The Press-Deomocrat reports that the listing comes less than three years after the winery was acquired by an investment group that planned to create high-end estates on the 1,200-acre property. Facing a softening real estate market and tough building restrictions, the investment group opted to sell rather than pursue the project.

The property includes a turn key operating winery (which also has a special permit to distill and produce brandy and vodka) and a custom crush facility with 121 acres planted to vineyard under contract consisting of 12 different varietals plus an additional 100 acres plantable. The building also includes a winery building with a permit for 44,000 cases, tasting room, Victorian office/residence, guest house, shop, storage barn, pond and those other 1,000+ acres which can be developed as real estate. The property is listed at $10.5 million with NorCal Vineyards.

Gallery: Jepson Winery

Parducci Winery Goes Carbon Neutral

Filed under: Wine

Parducci winery, part of the Mendocino Wine Company has announced that they are the first U.S. winery to achieve "carbon neutral status." Wine Business News reports that the winery partnered with the California Climate Action Registry to determine their carbon emissions and then took measures to both lessen and offset them. Mendocino Wine Company has had "mitigation" practices such as solar installation, switching to biodiesel in company vehicles and farm equipment, converting from incandescent to fluorescent lighting, and a local tree-planting program. The winery has also purchased carbon credits, supporting projects that focus on methane and biogas capture, wind power and forest projects within its own bioregion. Mendocino Wine Company's vineyards are also certified Biodynamic, Organic, or Fish Friendly Farming and the company's packaging uses tree-free and recycled papers printed with soy-based inks. The winery also participates in reduce-reuse programs including on-site vineyard composting, water conservation and water recycling projects. Want to celebrate Parducci's carbon neutral status, I recommend the 2004 True Grit, a fiesty Petite Sirah-based summer red that goes great with grilled foods. It sells for $24.99.

True Earth Organic Wine

Filed under: Wine

Just in time for Earth Day, the wine brand The Three Thieves have launched a new organic brand called True Earth. The wine is made from organic grapes. There are two True Earth wines, a red blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petite Sirah, and a varietal Chardonnay. Both are made from California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) vineyards in Mendocino County, using no pesticides, herbicides, or conventional synthetic fertilizers. The wines contain minimal amounts of sulfites which are used in the winemaking process to preserve freshness. The first release is 5,000 cases of each type and the wines sell for $12.99.


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