Far Niente Winery - Oakville, California
One of the most beautiful estates in the Napa Valley, Far Niente Winery was founded in Oakville, California in 1885 and restored in 1979. They specialize in Burgundian stye Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and a Sauterne-style wine called Dolce. To see a review and more pictures check the link below:
Robert Mondavi Winery - Oakville, California
Robert Mondavi Winery was founded in 1966 by Robert Mondavi (June 18, 1913 -- May 16, 2008) and his sons Michael and Tim Mondavi in the Napa Valley. It was the first major winery built in Napa Valley in the post-Prohibition era. He went on to become THE most influential innovator in California winemaking history. On December 22, 2004, Constellation Brands acquired the Mondavi winery and yet they continue to further Robert Mondavi's legacy. For more information, to see more pictures and read my review check out the following link:
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Nickel and Nickel Winery shows thier Single Vineyard Wine Making
Nickel and Nickel Winery from Napa Valley shows thier Single Vineyard Wine Making process.
The Nickel and Nickel Winery from Napa Valley is SOLD at Rhythm Kitchen Seafood and Steaks. Please join us at Rhythm Kitchen Seafood and Steaks to enjoy this wine. We only sell the Silver Oak Cabernet by the Bottle. On Wine Down Wednesdays we sell wine bottles for Half Off all night long!
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J Vineyards & Winery - Healdsburg, California
J Vineyards & Winery makes premium sparkling wine, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris from the Russian River Valley in Healdsburg, California. To see more pictures and my review, check the link below:
The Setting Inn Napa Valley
First-hand review of updated 1901 two-story boutique hotel in Napa Valley, California wine country. The historic farmhouse hotel has a small gym, vineyards views, electric bicycles and complimentary continental breakfast included, in addition to high speed WiFi. Read my complete review at
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Reata Winery
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Single Vineyard Harvest
The Nickel & Nickel John C. Sullenger Vineyard and Quarry Vineyard are just two of the 21 vineyards Nickel & Nickel harvested this year. Winemaker Darice Spinelli shares how she works with these vineyards to produce wines that best reflect the sites.
Beautiful California Wineries
One of the great secrets of California that hides behind the beautiful beaches, the big cities, and all the glamour that California is known for is the wineries. California wineries are incredible. They're perfect for weddings, fun for tours and the wine is pure and the best. Visit to learn more today!
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Quintessa - St. Helena, California
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Sonoma Valley's Greatest Vineyard - Benziger Family Winery
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Vine to vino for Napa Valley grapes
It's still summer in California's Napa Valley but harvest has already begun for their renowned sparkling wines.
Grapes used for sparkling wines are harvested several weeks in advance of still wines, and this year is no exception with workers heading to the vineyards ten days ahead of last year's harvest.
The sparkling wine harvest can sometimes begin as early as late-July, and will continue through into late-September.
Napa Valley's 2013 grapes have flourished during a warm, dry summer putting some at risk, but grape growers are confident this harvest will be of high quality.
Napa Valley grapes are big business - last year's harvest was worth more than $650 million (USD) with the average ton of grapes valued at $3,500 (USD).
Pickers such as these often arrive as early as dawn in order to harvest the grapes and deliver them to wineries before the Californian sun warms them after a night in the cool air.
This ensures the grapes are delivered chilled, minimising the need to cool them once they arrive.
The pickers work quickly and skillfully to get the most out of their work, which is regularly paid per ton of grapes.
This particular block will yield around five tons of Chardonnay grapes destined for Mumm Napa, a winery in the Napa Valley.
Anthony Weytjens manages this north California region for Atlas Vineyard Management as part of a 2,000 acre portfolio across the U.S. states of California and Oregon.
In general it's been a very early year this year. We're about 10 days ahead of last year depending on the season. And also picking early for the sparkling programs. The wine makers and just the sparkling programs require the acids to be much higher so wine makers will usually come into the vineyards and do a lot of analysis, maturity analysis, and then decide to pick earlier to go to that sparkling program. So these grapes are about 19 brix (a measurement of sugar content in grapes before they are harvested, grapes are generally harvested at 20 to 25 brix) and it's our first pick and the only one for today, says Weytjens.
Mumm winemaker Ludovic Dervin, a native of France's Champagne region, helps kick off the Napa Valley harvest with numerous workers from the region.
The crop looks good and healthy this year so wine makers are in high spirits with the thought of a bumper season.
Derwin says their harvest has come ahead of schedule.
The entire growing season has been on the early side since budbreak. Approximately 10 to 15 days earlier than average. We are now looking at a generous crop level with very high quality vintage both for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, the two main materials we use to craft our sparkling wines, says Derwin.
The sparkling grape harvest is always the first of the season, later followed by Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir and then Carbernet Sauvignon later in the year.
Derwin says several factors go into the final decision of when to pick Napa Valley's sparkling wine grapes.
We regularly go to the vineyards a few times a week and we get some berry samples which we bring back to our laboratory where we analyze the sugar content and the acidity. But the decision to make the pick when to harvest is made by tasting the grapes on the field, walking the rows, looking at the grapes, and tasting them to make sure they have the right flavor profile that we are looking at, says Derwin.
Once the grapes have been picked, wine makers make plans to crush the cooled grapes as soon as they arrive from the vineyards to ensure maximum freshness from their new harvest.
Tasters take grape samples and use a refractor to examine the amount of sugar in their juice, ensuring a sufficient level of alcohol within their wines.
The journey from vine to vino is all set to begin again.
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101 Sonoma County Wineries in 35 Seconds
Heading north from San Francisco, you will soon be surrounded by Sonoma wineries and vineyards. Sonoma County, adjacent to Napa Valley, stretches from the Pacific Coast in the west to the Mayacamas Mountains in the east, and is home to almost 60,000 acres of vineyards and more than 425 wineries. Within the borders are 17 American Viticultural Areas (AVAs, or appellations) – each with its own distinctive characteristics. More: sonomacounty.com/wine
A visit to the Chateau Montelena Winery & Vineyards in Calistoga, CA (Napa Valley)
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If you haven't seen or heard of the movie Bottle Shock just released to DVD you may want to pick up a copy and visit this winery. The movie Bottle Shock for the most part is about how Chateau Montelena helped put Napa on the map by being one of the winners of an international wine competition in 1976. Although the majority of the movie was actually filmed in Sonoma County (a lot of it at Kunde Estate Winery) you will definitley recognize the building from the movie and the Chateau Montelena wine labels. This winery has a wonderful private lake with an oriental themed tea garden setting complete with a beautiful white swan. Stop in for a taste of their award winning Chardonnay.
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St Francis Winery - Sonoma, California
Over 35 years of producing top quality wines from mountain and valley vineyards in Sonoma County! To see my review of St. Francis Winery and pictures check out California Wine Tasting Adventures: