Greetings from beautiful Wine Country
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Winter Wine Travel offers fabulous deals and extraordinary accessA mild climate, warm hospitality and hotter deals await Winter Wine Country travelers. And this year, the deals are better than ever. Come in and explore some of the offers and take a virtual photo tour of the Winter countryside surrounding the Napa, Dry Creek and Sonoma Valleys.
Tasting NotesNAPA VALLEYJoseph Phelps Vineyards is out in front with hospitality and educational programs. Their popular programs offer a depth of knowledge and expertise. In about ninety minutes you may learn more how to appreciate great wine, aromatics, or the taste of the appellation. Or would you care to delve into the art of blending. We highly recommend the hospitality program at this modern legacy Napa Valley winery. V Madrone Winery is now hosting tastings and events in the new barrel room. The building is a replica of the historic barrel room constructed in the 1880’s. Chris and Pauline Tilley – who tell some pretty fun stories at their tastings – say the new facility complies with all of the historical standards on the outside, yet inside its state of the art. Big plans are in store for V Madrone’s hospitality program and we’re very pleased to see the success for such a charming couple. Castello di Amorosa will continue to book vineyard tours by horse-drawn carriage. It looks as if they’ll be on the calendar through October. You’ll ride past the first schoolhouse in the Napa Valley; then to an 1880’s former stage stop and home to the property’s former owner Colonel William Nash. Mahoney Vineyards, known for rich, beautiful Pinot Noir from the Carneros region, has been at the helm of Taste at Oxbow for a few years now. You can expect more great things to come from the downtown Napa and waterfront region. Taste at Oxbow just expanded its weekend hours on Friday’s and Saturday’s till 9:00 PM! Silverado Vineyards has long been a trend-setter in Napa Valley hospitality. Now, they offer Friday Nights on the Terrace for an opportunity to sip their wines paired with seasonal small bites. Every Friday from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM, it’s outstanding wine with a breath-taking sunset view. The program continues to the first week of October. SONOMA COUNTY Michel-Schlumberger, Dry Creek Valley is doing some fine tastings in their recently redecorated Salon. Most impressive is their Library Taste with three fantastic vintages of their acclaimed Cabernet Sauvignon. The tasting fee is only $10 per person. If you’ve never been to the Schlumberger property, it is worth every minute for a visit. Richly designed after the historic Spanish missions, this setting will take whatever concern you have in the world and set it aside for blissful moments. Mayo Family Reserve Room has always been at the top of our list since winery president Jeff Mayo and Chef Billy Oliver created what is considered the vanguard of California tasting rooms. All we can say for now is that some changes are underway at the Kenwood venue. The menus continue to receive high praise. My clients last week (a couple from London and couple from Paris) finished the seventh course paired with Mayo Family wine and simply said, “Magnifique!” SPECIAL WINERY EVENTS September 18th & October 9th : Round Pond Estate allows guests to take part in "A Day in the Life " experience with winemaker Brian Brown SPECIAL REGIONAL EVENTS Sonoma County September 4th to 6th Napa Valley September 19th, 20th |
Pam Personette's Tasting Room of the Month: Silverado VineyardsA classy, Mediterranean style building, Silverado Vineyards is perched aloft both its outstanding view of hospitality and simply – the view itself. We invite you to see for yourself and learn more in Pamela Personette’s Tasting Room of the Month. Wine Trails Features:Williamson WinesOnly a few minutes walk across the Healdsburg Town Square, and you find yourself lost in the world of Bill and Dawn Williamson. Here, it’s casual elegance in the art of food & wine pairing.
Collector's Corner : Wine Recommendations by Michael Traverso of Traverso's Food & LiquorsFRITZ WINERY - 2007 Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc $14.99 NALLE WINERY - 2006 "Good Wine" Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel $14.99 MEDLOCK AMES - 2004 Bell Mountain Ranch Alexander Valley Red $29.99 Traverso's Gourmet Foods has been a Sonoma County fixture for over seventy-five years, offering the highest quality and selection of domestic and imported food, wine, and liquors since 1922. Please visit: www.traversos.com |
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