More than three decades ago, Frank Villas designed a livestock brand, The Rockin V; a clever combination of his initials cradled in a curved rocker rail. He also developed a side business making ...

MADISON >> A shark, sunflower, meteor and hurricane sit in Doug Ball’s front yard. All of the structures at 53 Copse Road are made of old wine barrels, and Ball free-hands the designs with no ...

Tranquilino Garcia isn’t the only artisan in Sonoma County transforming used wine barrels into home decor and furniture, but he definitely knows how world-class vintages came to age in those oak casks ...