Napa Valley, California, Destination Video - Travel Guide - Part 1
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Valdez Family Winery
Healdsburg, CA. Great family. Fabulous family.
Family Trip @ Napa Valley ,CA
Family Trip @ Napa Valley ,CA
Venge Vineyards - Calistoga, California
The Venge (ven-ghee) family has farmed vitis viniferra varieties in Napa Valley for nearly a half-century. The family's viticultural roots flourished in 1976 with the purchase of a 17-acre vineyard in the Oakville District that was planted to Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Nils' son, Kirk Venge, gravitated to winemaking at an early age. He proved to be as talented a winemaker as his father, making wines in his own style, with a vision to build his own legacy in the valley. In 2008, Kirk achieved his lifelong dream and acquired full ownership of Venge Vineyards from his family. Today, Kirk continues the Napa Valley heritage, focusing on select vineyard sites that produce fruit worthy of bearing the Venge family name.
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Napa Valley (California)
At Napa Winery (California) during November, 2010
Napa Valley and Sonoma, California / Photography by Jay Filter
Set to Cavalleria Rusticana composed by Pietro Mascagni
Chimney Rock Winery - Stags Leap District, Napa Valley
Chimney Rock Winery is located on the Silverado Trail in the Stags Leap District of California's Napa Valley. This Cape Dutch-inspired estate winery produces premium Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Bordeaux Blends. Check out my review with pictures at:
Clos Pegase - Estate
The Clos Pegase Estate in Napa Valley is a must visit destination for those seeking a tranquil environment to enjoy renowned architecture and world-class wine. The winery design was completed by acclaimed architect Michael Graves in 1987 and includes the iconic building, the idyllic grounds, and unique caves. The winery is surrounded by the Applebone Vineyard, one of four of our estate vineyards which together total 450 acres throughout Napa Valley. The entire estate is simultaneously majestic and peaceful, and the perfect place in Napa Valley to spend the day.
Wine Review: Napa Valley Malbec | Maroon Wines #NoDumpBucket
888 282-1353 Welcome everybody. A little different format this week. We are delighted that today is World Champagne Day, so we will be discussing Malbec. That's what we do here. Its how we roll. If someone could be kind enough to send us a calendar of all the different wine days in advance of 2018 that would be fantastic.
So we are going to discuss Malbec because we friggin love Malbec at Cellar Angels. We are going to be discussing the 2013 Maroon Wines Reserve Malbec. Malbec is an interesting grape because it is a fantastic grape that hails from the Bordeaux region of France. In fact, it is one of the five red grapes in Bordeaux. You have Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and Cabernet Franc. And it is historically used as a blending grape. That is until you get outside of France. Specifically the United States and Argentina. Argentina dominates the globe with regards to Malbec production. Somewhere in the vicinity of 60 to 70% or maybe even higher, comes from Argentina. But this Malbec comes from Napa Valley. From Paul Maroon at Maroon Wines. And he sources it from a distinct vineyard site on Howell Mountain. Malbec loves elevation. So this is fairly high up on Howell Mountain on a southeastern facing ridge. And what you get is just this gorgeous, beautiful - I wish you could see this color - because it is spectacularly vibrant, opaque. Dark ripe fruits, cocoa, some milk chocolate, spice, maybe a hint of green pepper. Awesome. Spectacular. Paul made 820 cases of this. 14.2% alcohol. No crazy heat at all. Extremely well balanced I don't even feel any alcohol. What I get are those rich, black fruit notes. Really really ripe plum. Kind of that luscious, juicy, dripping plum when you bite into it you better have a napkin! Blueberry, blackberry. It just has great vibrancy which is the hallmark of a great wine. Very soft tannins. Chris Corley - if you know the Montecello Winery or Montecello Family or the Corley brothers. Chris Corley is the winemaker for this. A phenom of a winemaker in the Napa Valley. And really Malbec, this Malbec, is all about balance and structure. It's ridiculously good. This is a good part of my job on #ChampagneDay drinking Malbec! It did get 91 points on The Beverage Tasting Institute if points are your thing. It ranks very very highly. And quite frankly, you need to know that Paul Maroon and Maroon Wines are open for business. They will tell you we are open. You can go to cellarangels.com and buy this for a reduced price. This is a great wine to have with any grilled meat. And if you are grilling meat, you definitely need to know the people at Mangia TV. I have some Mangia rub every single day! On my farm fresh, open pasture, cage free, pesticide free eggs with Mangia. Pheasant, grilled meats, game. The color on this is fantastic. By the way, this is 100% Malbec. This is what it is all about in Napa Valley on Howell Mountain, doing what they do. Thank you so much for all the support! Napa and Sonoma open for business. So definitely start buying direct. Don't buy from the retail store and think you are helping the wineries. You are not. Buy direct, go to the winery website. Go to cellarangels.com. We've kept a lot of the wines on longer to raise more awareness and more funds for Napa and Sonoma. Every purchase makes a difference. Thank you so much. Have a great weekend and we'll talk soon. Be good to one another.
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California 2009 - Nickel & Nickel Winery
b Cellars Napa Amicis Tours.MOV
This newer winery makes very high quality Cabs and Merlots poured in a very comfy tasting room just off the Silverado trail just south of downtown Calistoga. Part of the Napa Valley Wine Tour Apps from AmicisTours.com
Winemaking Philosophy. Etude Wines
What began twenty five years ago as a philosophical state of mind is now a state-of-the-art winemaking facility where the ancient art of winemaking is pursued with a singular passion.
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Best Wine in the World from National Registry of Historic Places Napa
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Winemaker Bill Ballentine makes wine in the most historically significant winery in Napa Valley. Founded in 1869 and recently listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, William Cole Vineyards produces wines of distinction, elegance and superb quality. Bill’s adage has been, “If you make one of the best wines in the world, people will find you.”
With an annual production of only 500-700 cases, it is not about volume, it’s about quality. Discover this for yourself at cellarangels.com/wines
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Paraduxx, Napa Valley, Amicis Winery Tours.MOV
This is a summer time view of the Paraduxx winery in Yountville, Napa Valley, where they do a sit down tasting with a food pairing either inside their spacious tasting room, or better yet, outside in their garden. Paraduxx (Pair of Ducks) was started by Duckhorn to make their ZInfandel blend and then grew from there. This is part of the Napa Valley Wine Tour app from Amicis Tours and Sutro Media.
Ulises Valdez, vineyard manager extraordinaire, tells his tale.
Ulises Valdez, one of the nicest people you will ever meet, gives a detailed account of his history and how he became one of the GREATEST Vineyard Managers in California.
Ulises' tale of tenacity is amazing. Here from the man himself as he talks about growing up one of eight brothers and sisters, no father, and having to start work at the age of 8 in the fields. His story is amazing and so are his wines.
WINE SPECTRUM
2011 Valdez Zinfandel 'St Peter's Church', Alexander Valley
2012 Valdez Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast
A great article on Ulises from Wine Review
Behind the Wine: O'Neill Vintners & Distillers
O'Neill Vintners is a family owned and operated company producing extraordinary wines. Listen as Jeff O'Neill and the winemakers discuss what sets the standard at O'Neill and how they approach winemaking each day.
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Quixote Winery with Amicis Tours.wmv
Ralph DeAmicis of Amicis tours is co-author of numerous winery guide books in the Amicis Winery Guide series as well as the Napa Valley Wine Tour iPhone App, and the Sonoma Winery Tour iPhone App. The wineries that he includes in his videos and blogs are places that he visits numerous times. The Quixote Winery is in the Stags Leap section of the Napa Valley. It is known for its wonderful and unique architecture. They are located near some of Napas most famous wineries. They make wonderful wines that they pour by appointment in a sit down tasting. You can read more about wine country at
Above the Fog at Hidden Ridge Vineyard
At 1700' in the Mayacamas Mountains of Sonoma County, Hidden Ridge Vineyard is above the fog line.
Castello di Amorosa Napa with Amicis Tours
This destination winery in Calistoga was patterned on a Tuscan Castle. The video is part of the Napa Valley Wine Tour Apps from AmicisTours.com