Monthly Archives: September 2008
Mumm Cuvée Napa — Sparkling Wine Trail
Mumm Napa is the fourth winery on our Carneros — Napa Valley Sparkling Wine Trail. After visiting Domaine Chandon we head up Highway 29 to Oakville Cross Road and take that road over to the Silverado Trail. Mumm Napa is … Continue reading
Inglenook and Charbono Revisited
We recently celebrated the 40th wedding anniversary of friends with a dinner party. One of the guests, a wine collector, brought a 40-year-old bottle of Inglenook Charbono to celebrate the affair. The bottle of 1968 Inglenook Charbono was decanted and … Continue reading
A Look at the “Paris Block” Chardonnay
A few blog posts ago, we mentioned that nearly all the grapes that produced the 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay, the wine that won the “Judgment of Paris,” came from Sonoma County and not the Napa Valley. We found all this … Continue reading
“Napa Wine Country/Photography and Words,” and Yes, There really was a Charles Shaw Winery.
A few weeks ago we spent one night in the Boonville Hotel in Mendocino County visiting some of the new wineries in the Anderson Valley. We found something very special. No, it was not a winery but a book about … Continue reading
Domaine Chandon – Classic Sparkling Wine
The third winery on our sparkling wine review is the historic Domaine Chandon winery in Yountville. Several characteristics make Domain Chandon a favorite tourist spot. The winery was established in 1978 by the great French Champagne house of Moet & … Continue reading
