After losing a major contract, Premier Pacific Vineyards, a Napa-based vineyard portfolio manager, laid off 57 of its employees at the end of 2011. The layoff was effective Dec. 31, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice. Premier Pacific and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) had managed its vineyard properties. ...
As we welcome 2012, we decided to look back at some of our favorite wines from 2011 as well as invite wineries to submit their own favorites. Bottles were divided into categories based on their type and/or varietal compositions. (A minimum of 10 submissions were required to create a category.) Based on the wines submitted, ...
A Celebration of Food, Wine, Fun Benefiting the Culinary Institute of America, St. Helena Scholarship Fund. Flavor! Napa Valley is a four-day extravaganza of farm-to-table fine cuisine, world-class wines, and the fun that is had when these elements come together in America’s premier wine region. November 17-20, 2011 Flavor! Napa Valley
Travel back to a time when Grandma did all the cooking and everything was made just the way you liked it. Thanksgiving on the Napa Valley Wine Train is a traditional Thanksgiving feast in a non-traditional (yet extremely memorable) atmosphere. We’ll have all of the customary Thanksgiving fixings, and of course, a perfectly ...
Napa Valley’s beautiful “road less traveled” offers guests exclusive access to the 15 private wineries of the Silverado Trail Wineries Association on this special day (Nov. 5th). Sample current release tastings and enjoy gourmet food pairings, barrel tasting, special discounts and one-on-one conversations with vintners. Every guest receives a commemorative wine glass. ...
The Hess Collection has earned a Best of Wine Tourism regional award from the Great Wine Capitals Global Network, and will advance for consideration in the international award to be announced in Mainz | Rheinhessen, Germany later this month. Hess was selected as the Art & Culture choice “because of its continued success and leadership ...
Enjoy an exclusive three hour tasting of Mount Veeder Wines. Enjoy live music, food, a complimentary logo wine glass and, of course, amazing wines from Mount Veeder. Click here for additional Information. Saturday, September 24, 2011 1pm – 4pm Hess Collection, Mt. Veeder, CA Get tickets online
Grape(s): Merlot and Petit Verdot Winery: Peju Region: Napa Valley Year: 2007 Special Designation: (none) Price: 30-35 Review: A lovely bouquet of blackberries, cassis, and cherries opens up into hints of chocolate, clove, and mint on the nose. A sip reveals flavors of cherry and blackberry rounded out by dark-chocolate, sweet spice, and a ...
Grape(s): Cabernet Sauvignon Winery: Summit Lake Region: Napa Valley Year: 2007 Special Designation: Emily Kestrell Price: 40-45 Review: A bouquet of blackberries, boysenberries, cherries, and chocolate greet the senses. Flavors of cherry, boysenberry, dark-chocolate, and a hint of oak emerge on the palate. A smooth but still nicely structured wine, it’s best with food. ...
Grape(s): Cabernet Sauvignon Winery: Raymond Region: Napa Valley Year: 2008 Special Designation: Family Classic Price: 20-25 Review: Aromas of strawberry jam, blackberries, and cherry mingle with suggestions of mocha, oak, and earth on the nose. A sip offers flavors of blackberry, cherry, and ripe strawberry accented by anise, cedar, and a bit of spice. ...
The Beverly Hills Wine Festival™ 2012 is the most prestigious wine festival in all of the united states....
On 2/18/12, meet the winemakers and taste Alsace-style white wines from around the world, including Riesling, Gewurztraminer,...
