Tag: Napa Valley history

• Napa Valley History in a Glass

  

  How does an iconic Napa Valley winery celebrate seventy-five years of making wine family style? For Peter Mondavi Jr. of Charles Krug Winery, it meant raiding the wine library, corralling family members, and taking the show on the road.

  Michelle Williams

  August 27, 2018

  Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Wine, wine review, Winetasting

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• Why Cabernet Sauvignon is the King of Napa Valley

  

  Cabernet Sauvignon is the king of the red wine jungle. Bordeaux may reign supreme in old world wines, but when it comes to new world Cabs, Napa Valley is tops. The first grapes were planted in Napa Valley by George Calvert Yount in 1839. Charles Krug is credited with establishing Napa’s first commercial winery in…

  Michelle Williams

  July 21, 2017

  Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Wine

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