Wine News
A map of the areas traversed by Dr Harold P. Olmo in 1948. Credit: BMC Plant Biolog
Remembering Harold Olmo: The ‘Indiana Jones of viticulture’
Decanter Magazine
January 16, 2020
A $200,000 donation from the owners of Napa Valley's Larkmead Vineyards will allow UC Davis to preserve and share the work of one its most celebrated professors, who scoured the globe for vine cuttings and helped put California Cabernet wines on the world stage.
André Tchelistcheff, the "dean of American winemakers", and his wife Dorothy raise a glass (UC Davis Library/Archives and Special Collections)
Stories Behind Historic “Judgment of Paris” Wine Tasting Illuminated in New UC Davis Library Collections, Exhibit
UC Davis Library
October 10, 2019
New collections acquired by the UC Davis Library provide insight into two key figures without whom the Judgment of Paris, the 1976 blind tasting now widely recognized as the event that put California wine on the global map, would not have happened: winemaker André Tchelistcheff and wine tour operator Joanne DePuy.
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Books on Wine Evening
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Thursday, March 5, 2020
6.00 pm - Refreshments and Winery Tours
7:00 pm - Program
In the Tasting Room
and Hospitality Center of
Trinchero Family Estates
3070 North Saint Helena Highway
Saint Helena
Books on Wine Evening
Heather Sandy Hebert, author of
The New Architecture of Wine: 25 Spectacular California Wineries
with Bob Torres, Principal & Vice Chairman, TFE and Erin Martin of Erin Martin Design.
Twelve of the 25 wineries in Heather’s new book are in Napa Valley, including TFE. Each was built or, in the case of Joseph Phelps Vineyards, renovated in the last ten years.
Please join us to hear from Bob what TFE envisioned for its new winery campus, how Erin interpreted the interiors, and from Heather the how and why of choosing wineries for her book.
“Celebrate the sophisticated blend of agriculture and style that defines California wine country.”
As wine tourism has increased, California vintners have embraced the call to create splendid spaces where visitors can taste their unique varieties and enjoy conversation about wine.
Please join us in the Tasting Room of TFE at 6:00 pm for a glass of wine and a chance to tour the adjacent winery with Bob Torres. The Hospitality Center next door opens at 6:30 pm with wine and small bites to be followed by the evening’s program at 7:00 pm.
Copies of Heather’s book will be on sale for signing with the author.
There is no charge but space is limited
and reservations are a must
For further information about this event: editor@napawinelibrary.com
Annual Events
Saturday, May 16
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Stags’ Leap Winery, Napa
2020 | 30th Annual Wine Seminar
“Napa Valley’s Old Vines and the Wines They Give Us”
Our moderator, Tegan Passalacqua, is not only winemaker for Turley Wine Cellars and the magnums of Barney’s Backyard Petite Syrah bottle exclusively for NVWLA. Tegan is also co-owner and winemaker for Sandlands and a founder of the Historic Vineyard Society committed to preserving the old vine vineyards of California.
The seminar includes a panel of practitioners and their old vine wines. Confirmed to date are Bob Biale, Robert Biale Vineyards; David DeSante, DeSante Wines; Mike Hirby, Relic Wines; Christophe Paubert, Stags’ Leap Winery; and Morgan Twain-Peterson, Bedrock Wine Company.
A catered Mediterranean-style al fresco lunch concludes the day.
For event questions or more information:
Diana H Stockton – editor@napawinelibrary.com
For registration questions and assistance:
Rick Brennan – rick@napawinelibrary.com
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Registration for the 30th Annual Wine Seminar
Check-in at Stags’ Leap Winery begins
May 16 at 9:30 am.
The seminar starts promptly at 10:00 am
Lunch al fresco concludes the day
Price includes lunch and all the wines poured
Wine Seminar at CIA Copia, Napa in 2019 | Photography: Yu Ding
Sunday, August 16
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
The Grove at Silverado Resort & Spa, Napa
2020 | 58th Annual Grand Tasting
“Exploring the Napa Valley—
Varieties that Define and Refine”
A Vintners’ Choice
Our 58th Annual Grand Wine Tasting provides 60 to 65 prestigious wineries will pour select wines from case productions of all sizes—less than 50 or more than 3,000—but most are from 1,000 cases or less.
The tasting is outdoors in The Grove at Silverado —a beautiful setting for a truly delicious as well as educational afternoon. Expect to taste very special wines. Explore varieties, vintages, or wineries new to you and kindle new friendships within our Napa Valley Wine Community.
Plan on joining us for this exceptional tasting.
An updated list of participating wineries and their wines will start posting in June.
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Admission to the Grand Tasting
Includes a year’s membership in NVWLA
Wine Seminar at CIA Copia, Napa in 2019 | Photography: Yu Ding
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The purpose of the Napa Valley Wine Library is to preserve and disseminate information regarding viticulture, enology and wine lore, particularly as it pertains to Napa Valley.