Monthly Archives: December 2009
Looking Back at 2009: Napa Valley’s Top Wine Stories
The “Less is More” Era Arrives in 2009 This is not so much an event as it is a pervasive feeling that I think is the biggest factor of the year affecting the wineries and related businesses in California and … Continue reading
Napa Valley Bits & Pieces of Wine News: We Need Tourists
Sonoma County, Mendocino, and Paso Robles are doing their best to attract wine country tourists and they are outspending Napa by a large scale. Not long ago, most folks traveling to California wine country were under the impression the Napa … Continue reading
Trading Wine at Rubicon Estate
My friend Mike Beltran has been collecting wines for 40 years. His collection is dwindling because he sells or trades most of his older wines. A couple of months ago while searching in the deepest and darkest part of his … Continue reading
Napa Valley Bits & Pieces of Wine News
The biggest news this month is the approval of the Calistoga AVA. This is a huge win for the wineries that garner their grapes from the Calistoga area. Wineries like Chateau Montelena who have vineyards in Calistoga will benefit and … Continue reading
December in the Napa Valley — Best Time to Visit?
In December everything in wine country comes to a slow crawl. People are busy with holiday shopping and activities, the vines are brown and looking dreary, and the weather is not always the best for a getaway in the beautiful … Continue reading
