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Napa Valley
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 Madonna
Estate wines have been handcrafted by the Bartolucci
family, Napa Valley winegrowers and winemakers for more than
eighty years. They are created from 100 percent organically
grown grapes, which are dry farmed on the Estate Vineyard.
Located in the world renowned Carneros Region, the Bartolucci's
take great pride in the wines they craft. Through great skill,
elegance and care, Madonna Estate wines are styled to capture
the best of the vintage, the vineyard, and the variety. In
addition to organic farming, Andrea believes dry farming is
the best method to ensure maximum quality and grape flavor.
Using the dry farming method the newly planted vines are irrigated
only until they create an extensive root system. After the
roots become established, all irrigation lines are removed
and the vines are left to fend for themselves.
PUBLIC TASTINGS
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 Quixote
Winery - We've spent decades working against
the conventional wisdom of the Napa Valley. When Cabernet
Sauvignon dominated the California wine industry, we passionately
supported Petite Syrah. We still do. But a little cabernet
is nice, too. We want to make good wine, not a good name.
If our wine doesn't speak for itself, no signature will make
it any better. Ours is a family-owned winery. As you can see,
given the number of owners and the size of our production,
we have a strictly enforced allocation system to ensure that
customers can have a few bottles of Panza and Quixote to enjoy.
Unlike many winemakers, Monticelli doesn't have concerns about
leaving a “wine widow” at home. His wife Anna,
whom he met at Davis , is the winemaker for Bryant Family
Winery. “Wine governs our lives,” says Mario.
BY APPOINTMENT TASTINGS
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 St.
Barthelemy Cellars - While we cultivate our own
vineyards dedicated to growing grapes for our ports, we have
forged relationships with vineyard owners and growers in order
to harvest the best quality grapes at the ripeness levels
we seek. The hand-harvested grapes arrive at the winery picked
much later than grapes used for a still wine. The longer “hang
time” of up to one additional month on the vine allows
the grapes to develop higher levels of ripeness and more intense
flavors. At the winery, the juice is tasted daily during fermentation
in order to determine the optimum time to fortify with brandy.
Combined with testing the wine’s natural sugar content,
we use taste as the main factor when deciding to stop the
fermentation process. We then add aged brandy from RMS Caneros
Alambic Distillery to raise the alcohol level and halt the
natural fermentation of the wine. The wine, now a port, is
then put into oak barrels to age for 18 months.
PUBLIC TASTINGS
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DIRECTIONS
 Van
Der Heyden Vineyards - is a family owned winery
nestled in the beautiful, world famous Napa Valley wine growing
region. We are located on the charming and prestigious Silverado
Trail just south of the Stags Leap District. We bottled our
first wine in 1984 and a couple years later we opened our
tasting room up for the public. Wine enthusiasts will truly
appreciate us since we specialize in Estate Bottled Chardonnay
Wines, Cabernet Sauvignon and Late Harvest Desert Wines. The
Van Der Heyden name and subsequent reputation has become world
renowned because we are the only winery in the world that
produces a Late Harvest Cabernet Sauvignon. Casual wine lovers
and tourists visiting the Wine Country will be delighted to
find a personal, quaint wine tasting experience. You might
just become one of our hard-core wine lovers after sampling
our wines! We look forward to sharing our family history and
passion of wine-making with you!
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257-0130 DIRECTIONS
 Elyse
Wine Cellars - What will you find in a bottle
of Elyse or Jacob Franklin wine? I make wines that I want
to sit down and enjoy – juicy, rich, voluptuous wines.
I like a little oak, but I don’t want it to be overpowering
– I want to taste the fruit. I love wines that pair
well with food. A meal without wine is eating; a meal with
wine is dining – it’s a conversation, an event.
It’s what wine is about. When I make a wine, my tastes
and techniques will influence the process, but what’s
most important is the fruit. The fruit dictates what the wine
will be. We’re fortunate to work with an amazing group
of growers and vineyards, whose fruit keeps taking us to wonderful
places. We started out making Zinfandel, then expanded into
Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Sirah. No doubt those will continue
to be the focus of our winemaking, but now we’ve made
a tiny quantity of Chardonnay, and soon we’ll be releasing
our first Pinot Noir. What wines we make after that will depend
on the fruit that’s available, because I just can’t
say no to wonderful fruit.
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 Buoncristiani
Family Winery - We, the Buoncristiani brothers,
take pride in performing all aspects of enology, viticulture,
wine production, and art design in order to share with you
a true expression of our wine making passion. Our motto is
quality not quantity and we craft our wines without compromise.
Handcrafting these limited production wines allows for the
utmost attention to detail of every gallon in each barrel.
We are very pleased to share with you Buoncristiani wine.
We are excited to be a part of a new cave winery in the southeastern
hills of the Napa Valley. Come meet the brothers! We are offering
limited private tours and tastings strictly by appointment
only. Please call us at 707-259-1681.
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(707) 259-1681 DIRECTIONS
 Domaine
Carneros - Located in the heart of the Carneros
region, Domaine Carneros stands alone as the only sparkling
wine producer using exclusively Carneros grapes. The Carneros
Appellation is the first American Viticultural appellation
to be defined according to climate rather than along political
lines. The appellation is characterized by a long, moderately
cool growing season tempered by the maritime breezes and lingering
fog off the San Pablo Bay just to the south. These are optimum
growing conditions for pinot noir and chardonnay, the two
primary grape varieties used in Domaine Carneros wines.
PUBLIC TASTINGS
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 Signorello
Vineyards - Signorello vineyards makes limited
quantities of premium varietals that blend classic French
wine making characteristics with California fruit. Our style
of winemaking is directly tied to our vineyards. We strive
for lush, concentrated fruit flavors, and good acid balance
in all of our wines. The goal is to have wines with early
accessibility, as well as the potential to develop additional
complexity as they mature. Signorello Vineyards began to develop
a style of winemaking based on the idea of "winegrowing"
described by a French word "Vigneron". It means
that everything done in the vineyards is intimately connected
to the winemaking. His technique or style is used in the Burgundy
region of France. Ray Signorello's preferences and tastes
are decidedly Burgundian; striving for lush fruit to produce
rich Chardonnays, like those of Domaine Coche-Dury and Domaine
Leflaive. The winery focuses on elegance, balance and depth
thus producing the magnificent Pinot Noirs like those from
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti and Domaine Leroy.
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255-5990 DIRECTIONS
 Trefethen
Vineyards - Designed and built in 1886 by a Scottish
sea captain Hamden McIntyre, the winery was originally known
as Eshcol. He designed it to use a "gravity-flow"
system. A horse-drawn winch would bring grapes to the third
floor for crushing; gravity would then carry the juice to
the second floor for fermenting and eventually to the first
floor for aging. The winery was heralded in the local papers
of the time as a "model farm". Known as the "Big
Four", is the small cluster of McIntyre-designed wineries
-- including Greystone (now the West Coast campus of the Culinary
Institute of America), Far Niente, and Inglenook (now the
Niebaum-Coppola Winery).
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255-7700 DIRECTIONS
 Clos
du Val Wine - Our friendly tasting room is open
to the public daily from 10am to 5pm. Tastings are $5 per
person; the tasting fee will be waived with any wine purchase
and is free for Cellar Club and Dusty Bottle Club members.
Stop by on Saturdays and Sundays for a sample of our favorite
Clos Du Val reserve and library wines. Tasting is $20 per
person and includes a Clos Du Val logo glass; free for Cellar
Club and Dusty Bottle Club members. Please call for an appointment
for groups of 8 or more. Tours are also available to the public
by appointment at the discretion of the winery. Please call
Clos Du Val Hospitality at 800.820.1972 or 707.261.5225.
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259-2200 DIRECTIONS
 Luna
Vineyards - Luna Vineyards is located at the
southernmost end of the historic Silverado Trail, an idyllic
region renowned for its natural beauty and quiet sophistication.
President Mary Ann Tsai heads a dedicated team in crafting
Napa Valley wines of intricate character and exquisite taste,
using techniques such as co-fermentation and natural yeasts
to achieve distinctive results. Luna has achieved critical
acclaim and is quickly becoming known for producing wines
whose timeless attributes evoke a lifestyle of refined taste
and sophistication.
PUBLIC TASTINGS
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255-5862 DIRECTIONS
 Vine
Cliff Winery - Vine Cliff Winery is a small,
family-owned winery located in the Oakville appellation of
the Napa Valley. We proudly create premium Napa Valley wines
that capture the essence and magic of the region. Our current
varietals include Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Chardonnay,
and we maintain estate vineyards in Oakville, Carneros, and
Calistoga. The Vine Cliff of today maintains a commitment
to live up to its historic legacy by working with the best
possible fruit and the best winemaking technology to make
the high scoring wines in its portfolio. For the past few
years, The Sweeney Family has invested heavily in vineyards
located in the most desirable grape growing locations.
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944-2388 DIRECTIONS
 Bighorn
Cellars was founded by Bill Hill to combine his
two ambitions -- developing ultra premium vineyard sites and
handcrafting limited quantities of exceptional wines from
the regions where they grow best. Bighorn's mission is to
produce wines from exceptional vineyards in the best growing
regions for each varietal. For example, we make Cabernet Sauvignon
and Merlot from Napa Valley, Chardonnay from Carneros and
Pinot Noir from Sonoma Coast and Willamette Valley, Oregon.
Bill Hill's extensive experience developing 'Grand Cru' vineyards
in many different geographies makes this unique multi-regional
approach possible. Look for additional releases in new regions
in the near future.
BY APPOINTMENT TASTINGS
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 Etude’s
Estate Vineyard - Unlike many vineyards that
are planted in grids that maximize efficiency, the blocks
for Etude’s Estate Vineyard were customized to conform
to the various soil types and the changing contours of the
topography. Individual vineyard blocks average only 8 acres
in size. The spacing is dense to ensure low per vine yields
of fully concentrated fruit. Mindful of their roles as stewards
of this special property, the Etude team adheres strictly
to sustainable agricultural practices that enable them to
farm in concert with the surrounding environment. Native flora
and naturally occurring wetlands have been protected, and
creeks are being restored. Wildlife has been afforded safe
passageways through the vineyards.
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257-5300 DIRECTIONS
 Shafer
Vineyards - I never would have started a winery
without a vineyard, since the greatest factor in consistent
wine quality is consistent grape quality. And owning your
vineyards allows you to maintain consistent quality, year
after year. After growing grapes for a number of years, I
realized our vineyards had the potential to make outstanding
wine. I'd lucked out by selecting a hillside vineyard in what
would later become the Stags Leap District, and that's where
our Hillside Select Cabernet still comes from today. But as
great as the area is for Cabernet, we realized it wasn't the
best for Chardonnay. That's when we bought some land in Carneros
- our Red Shoulder Ranch.
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 Robert
Biale Vineyards - The Biale family, immigrants
from Northern Italy, began growing grapes in Napa in the 1930’s
– Zinfandel only. Zinfandel, California’s adopted
grape, was widely planted by immigrants throughout the State’s
history as a highly flavorful red grape well-suited for the
climate. Each harvest, the Biale’s fruit was routinely
sold for bulk wine. For decades before the global demand for
Napa Valley wine, one winery, the Napa Valley Co-Op winery,
processed almost half of Napa’s grapes. Before big companies
moved in, most of Napa’s fruit was grown by local farmers
like the Biales. In fact, prunes and walnuts were as valuable
as grapes in those days, and the Biale farm produced its share
along with eggs and vegetables
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 Atlas
Peak Vineyards - Atlas Peak. Howell Mountain.
Spring Mountain. Mount Veeder. The cornerstone mountain vineyard
sources behind the Atlas Peak Cabernet Sauvignon wines. These
high-elevation appellations frame the Napa Valley and provide
ideal growing conditions for bold, complex and intense wines.
Our goal at Atlas Peak is to create wines that reflect their
origin. Mountain Cabernet is known for its lush, full-bodied
character with big, bold tannins, and deep, concentrated color.
The Mountain Cabernet Series includes five wines sourced from
four of the finest mountain appellations in Napa: Atlas Peak,
Mt. Veeder, Spring Mountain and Howell Mountain.
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 Altamura
Vineyards and Winery, established in 1985 by
Frank and Karen Altamura, is the only winery located in Wooden
Valley. Stag's Leap Winery, Pahlmeyer and Caymus purchase
grapes from this area, which is within the Napa Valley appellation,
yet Altamura is the first to capture Wooden Valley's special
characteristics in a bottling. Napa Valley natives Frank and
Karen have a decidedly hands-on approach to every step of
the growing and winemaking process. Thus, a natural production
limit is established and the wines reflect the Altamura's
deep commitment to reflecting the terroir of their Wooden
Valley Ranch.
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253-2000 DIRECTIONS
 Silverado
Vineyards - The Stags Leap District is one of
the smallest, yet most renowned, wine growing regions in Napa
Valley. Here, Silverado Vineyards has been quietly producing
world-class wines from their state-of-the-art winery for over
20 years. With grapes sourced almost entirely from Silverado’s
family-owned estate vineyards, these hand-crafted wines are
created in small lots with extreme care. They express richness,
elegance and age-worthiness. Silverado wines are unique –
one-of-a-kind blends of location, philosophy and winemaking
style. The Mediterranean-style stone winery, established in
1981, stands on a knoll above the Silverado Trail in the heart
of the Stags Leap District. Silverado is a legendary name
from the early mining days. Today it symbolizes the Miller
family’s long term commitment to the future of Napa
Valley wine.
BY APPOINTMENT TASTINGS
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257-1770 DIRECTIONS
 Rocking
Horse is a small quality producer of Napa Valley
Ultra Premium red wines. When established in 1989, production
was limited to 600 cases. Born from the desire to produce
the absolute best wines from legendary growing regions, Jeff
and Nancy Doran began their quest moving quietly from a backyard
bottling line to their current 8,000 case production level.
Extreme care is taken to marry the proper vineyard site and
appellation with the appropriate varietals. Trademark wines
are typically “made in the vineyard” and picked
at optimum ripeness to ensure a silky full mouth feel and
dark crimson purple hue. Each wine is true to its varietal
character and offers many layers of complexity. Properly aged
wines will be rewarded by cellaring.
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226-5555 DIRECTIONS
 ZD
Wines - The success of ZD Wines can only be attributed
to the dedication and winemaking philosophy of the de Leuze
family. As ZD Wines moves forward, the family continues to
grow. Norman and Rosa Lee's grandchildren represent the 4th
generation to contribute their time and skills to the winery.
In 1996 the de Leuze family purchased an historical, 33-acre
vineyard in Carneros. Formerly owned by Irish immigrant Patrick
Flanagan, the property is planted with 26 acres of Chardonnay.
Another seven acres was planted with Pinot Noir which produced
its first vintage in 1999. As the winery continues to grow,
so does the vision of ZD Wines.
PUBLIC TASTINGS
ORDER ONLINE TOURS (707)
963-5188 DIRECTIONS
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