Napa Cellars - Napa, California
Napa Cellars was founded by Rich Frank and Koerner Rombauer in 1996 and today it is owned by the Trinchero Family Estates which owns 27 brands in the United States and Australia, including Sutter Home, Little Boomey, Ménage à Trois, Napa Cellars, and Trinchero Napa Valley. The winery is conveniently located on Highway 29 near two excellent restaurants -- The Mustards Grill and Brix Restaurant. Napa Cellars winemaker Todd Graff produces a Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel, as well as limited amounts of Syrah, Sparkling Rose, Late Harvest Zinfandel and Late Harvest Semillon, all bearing the Napa Valley designation.
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Silver Oak Cellars Wine Tasting
Originally constructed in 1982 by the Lyeth family, the winery we’re visiting in this movie was most recently owned and operated by Silver Oak Cellars, who are now moving to their new Alexander Valley production facility which will open up in early 2018. We were lucky enough to be some of the last guests to visit this beautiful vineyard and tasting room before it changes hands.
Silver Oak Cellars is family-owned and dedicated to producing only Cabernet Sauvignon. Silver Oak was first established in 1972 by Ray Duncan and Justin Meyer. It is currently operated by Ray's sons David Duncan and his brother, Tim Duncan. Silver Oak has two wineries; one in the Napa Valley and one in the Alexander Valley. The Duncan Family also established Twomey Cellars in 1999, named after Ray Duncan’s mother, where they produce Pinot noir, Merlot and Sauvignon blanc. Until the new tasting room in the Alexander Valley opens up, they are pouring Silver Oak wines at the Twomey tasting room in Healdsburg.
Having reached cult status for its Cabernet Sauvignon, it occupies an important niche in California's wine industry. Silver Oak was the vision of Justin Meyer and entrepreneur and oil tycoon. Ray Duncan had purchased Franciscan Vineyards and approached Justin Meyer, whom he’d met through mutual friends, and asked him to plant and manage his vineyards and winery.
Justin agreed, and they started Silver Oak. Named after its location between Oakville and the Silverado Trail in Napa Valley, Justin and Ray’s vision for Silver Oak was to devote all their resources to producing a single wine. Justin's vision was to perfect and make a wine that was 100% Cabernet, no blending.
In 2012, when a beautiful and historic property in the heart of the Alexander Valley became available, David and Tim knew they had to act quick. With breathtaking views and excellent soil profiles for growing high-quality Cabernet Sauvignon, they knew it would be easy make this place their new home.
For more than one-hundred years this new vineyard has been known as one of the finest in Sonoma County. After careful study of the property, they planted more than 70-acres of Cabernet Sauvignon in its outstanding volcanic soil. The winemaking team did extensive research to design the winery, all in pursuit of exceptional cabernet.
The design theme for the new winery is “Framing the Vineyard.” Featuring breathtaking views of the 113-acre estate, the new tasting room will sit on a knoll overlooking the vineyards and winery. From the tasting room, you will have the opportunity to be escorted through the vineyard to the winemaking facility for a unique birds-eye perspective on their winemaking process.
Applying the concept of “reduce, reuse, recycle” to this winery, they are reducing water usage by utilizing a membrane bioreactor to recycle water used during production. The siding on the buildings will be recycled from old growth redwood fermentation tanks. They are also using natural light to minimize electricity use, and solar panels on site will provide the winery with power.
We think its great that they are still making some of our Dads favorite wine, but are now using ecologically friendly techniques to save money and our planet. This is going to be one of our first stops on next years visit to Sonoma’s Wine country and we look forward to seeing you here too!
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US wine producers deny there's a shortage of supplies
US WINE SHORTAGE
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AP Television
Bull Run, Virginia - 11 November 2013
1. Close-up people tasting wine
2. Mid tasting room
3. UPSOUND: (English) Unidentified wine server: ++partially overlaid with shots 5,6++
The Pinot Grigio is the lightest of all of our whites. You'll get all the citrus on the nose and in the front of the taste. Some people pick up a little green apples. Very light, crisp. Aged in stainless steel. Zero percent residual sugars. So you get a nice crisp finish.
4. Close-up woman tasting wine
5. Close-up wine being poured into glass
6. UPSOUND: (English) Unidentified wine taster:
That's a patio drink, for the summer.
AP Television
Oakville, California - 13 November 2013
7. Various, worker filling up barrels with wine from fermenters
AP Television
Bull Run, Virginia - 11 November 2013
8. Close-up wine glasses, UPSOUND: (English) There is a wine shortage?
9. Wide, people talking about wine shortage UPSOUND: (English) man drinking wine: I was going to say how am I going to get drunk?
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Megan Chevalier, Virginia resident:
I would be concerned about that.
11. Mid, people drinking at picnic table
AP Television
Oakville, California - 13 November 2013
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Steve Kroeger, tourist from Seattle:
Prices are going to go up if it's going to be a shortage, so, don't want to pay any more.
13. Various worker moving barrels at Silver Oak Cellars
14. SOUNDBITE: (English) David Duncan, president and CEO of Silver Oak Cellars:
I think a shortage for a period of time is not such a bad thing and we've kind of needed it to you know, this will end any kind of overage there has been after the recession.
15. Various, wine barrels being moved
16. SOUNDBITE: (English) David Duncan, president and CEO of Silver Oak Cellars:
I always say the most powerful word in the wine business is no. So, as people are looking for something that they want, if there is less of it they'll tend to snap it up and buy it.
17. Various, wine tasting room at Silver Oak Cellars
AP Television
Bull Run, Virginia - 11 November 2013
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Chris Pearmund, Winegrower for 30 years:
The United States is strong as is most of the new world - Australia, Argentina. When you look at the old world the production trend is down, it's gone from about 75 percent to about 60-65 percent in the last dozen years. No new plantings in Europe until the year 2016, so the downward trend will continue as the new world comes up.
AP Television
St Helena, California - 13 November 2013
19. Various, Rob McMillan checking out grapes in vineyard across from his office
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Rob McMillan, executive vice president and founder of the wine division at Silicon Valley Bank:
The last couple of years have been very good. 2013-2012 both very, very good years. Prior to that we had some short years - but we have a very nice balanced supply of wine right now.
AP Television
Boulder, Colorado - 12 November 2013
21. Various, wine grapes being processed at What We Love Winery
22. Wide set up shot Doug Caskey at Brookcliff Vineyards
23. SOUNDBITE (English) Doug Caskey, Executive Director, Colorado Wine Industry Development Board:
24. Various wine being processed
25. SOUNDBITE (English) Doug Caskey, Executive Director, Colorado Wine Industry Development Board:
By 1990 we had five wineries in the state, today we have 108. Again, most of those are tiny, tiny, little wineries. We're producing a drop in the bucket, but every drop helps to fill the bucket.''
AP Television
Bull Run, Virginia - 11 November 2013
26. Wide, exterior, The Winery at Bull Run
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