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Napa Valley | Wineries | Wine
Caves
 Storybook
Mountain Vineyards - Climate - in the broad context
of temperature, precipitation, prevailing wind and storm patterns
as well as exposure to the sun - is of crucial importance
for optimum fruit development and thus the quality of a vineyard.
Storybook Mountain is located at the top of the Napa Valley,
on an eastern slope of the Mayacamas Range whose ridges separate
Napa from Sonoma. This gives us the desired eastern exposure,
an orientation we share with many of the greatest vineyards
in Bordeaux and Burgundy. Adequately warm weather for ripening
is rarely a problem in the Napa Valley - and certainly not
for us. Open to the morning sun and providing an oblique angle
to the hot afternoon sun for a growing day of even temperature,
an easterly exposure helps avoid both the heat spikes and
heat accumulation that can occur on a late summer afternoon.
TASTINGS ORDER
ONLINE CAVES (707)
942-5310 DIRECTIONS
 Schramsberg
- Hugh Davies, President and Winemaker of Schramsberg, is
devoted to carrying on his parent's vision: to create America's
premier sparkling wines. His passion for constant refinement
of vineyard sources and winemaking techniques is captured
in each bottle. Our small winery spares no effort to create
the complex bouquet, refreshing acidity and depth of flavors
found in the finest of sparkling wines. Schramsberg grapes
are sourced from 80 cool-climate vineyards located in four
counties. In a century-old tradition rarely practiced today,
the winemakers use barrel fermentation and barrel aging in
the creation of our sparkling wines. After bottling, the wines
are hand-stacked and hand-riddled in our historic Diamond
Mountain caves. Our releases have been heralded as some of
the best sparkling wines available in the world.
TASTINGS ORDER
ONLINE CAVES (707)
942-4558 DIRECTIONS
 Del
Dotto - The Del Dotto’s cave was one of
the first wineries in Napa Valley, hand dug in 1885. They
began aging their red wines in the caves after restoring it
in 1997. It became evident that “Cave Aged Wines”
were more voluptuous and opulent than wines aged in modern
facilities. Come and experience wines thieved right out of
the barrels! Taste the difference between barrels made from
the great forests of the world, up to 45 different flavors
of highly rated wines. Voted #1 wine tasting by world wine
critics! The Caves are candle-lit Friday through Sunday and
Italian opera plays until 4pm. After 4pm the Doors and Santana!
Cave Experience and Barrel Tasting includes barrel tasting
in the cave out of several types of different oak barrels.
Following the barrel tasting you will sample select bottled
wines along with handmade chocolate truffles and cheese. Finishing
off with a sampling of our ports.
BY APPOINTMENT TASTINGS
ORDER ONLINE CAVES TOURS (707)
253-2476 DIRECTIONS
 Jarvis
Winery - The Jarvis winemaking facility is totally
contained within 45,000 square feet of cave tunneled into
the scenic Vacas Mountains four miles east of the town of
Napa. It is not only a visual masterpiece, but a technical
masterpiece as well. The underlying principle behind the Jarvis
cave construction is that a parabolic shaped tunnel is inherently
stable, so the cave tunnels and chambers are in the shape
of a true parabola. Throughout the cave’s design and
fixtures you will find many arches, subtly echoing its parabolic
structure. With the help of Jim Gangwer and other artisans,
the cast bronze doors, brass wall sconces, arched alcoves,
and fiber optic chandeliers add to the mystique and beauty
of the cave. William Jarvis has designed and created a unique
cave winery which functions to produce ultra-premium wine,
but which in form alone creates an incredibly beautiful atmosphere
in which to enjoy the very wine it produces.
BY APPOINTMENT TASTINGS
ORDER ONLINE TOURS CAVES (707)
255-5280 DIRECTIONS
 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.
BY APPOINTMENT TASTINGS
ORDER ONLINE CAVES
(707) 259-1681 DIRECTIONS
 von
Strasser Winery is located in the Diamond Mountain
region of the Napa Valley nestled between the towns of St.
Helena and Calistoga. Diamond Mountain is situated in the
Valley's western Mayacamas mountain range. Althought outwardly
an inhospitable place for agriculture to take root, Diamond
Mountain has long been known for producing some of the Napa
Valley's most concentrated red wine. In fact, viticulture
and wine making in the region dates back to at least the 1860's.
As a champion of this rich heritage, in 1999 Rudy von Strasser
spearheaded a committee of fellow property owners to petition
the BATF to acknowledge Diamond Mountain as an official American
Viticultural Area. In May 2001, Rudy's efforts came to fruition:
"Diamond Mountain District" was declared as a unique
AVA.
TASTINGS ORDER
ONLINE CAVESS (707)
942-0930 DIRECTIONS
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