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Books on Wine
Tor Kenward, TOR Wines owner and author of Reflections of a Vintner: Stories and Seasonal Wisdom from a Lifetime in Napa Valley
Reflections of a Vintner recounts the lessons learned, relationships forged, and observations made from an insider’s nearly fifty-year journey through the burgeoning wine industry in Napa Valley. From the mid-seventies, when there were less than fifty wineries, to the present, with over eight hundred, Tor Kenward shares his recollections as the region became a world-class wine destination.
Save the Date
Reception to honor Dr. Stephen Krebs
Thursday, December 1, 2022
5:30 p.m. Reception
6:00 p.m. Introduction and interview of Dr. Krebs with Tegan Passalacqua, plus Q&A’s
and visits to the Krebs Collection in the California Room.
at Saint Helena Public Library
Reception to honor Dr. Stephen Krebs and his donation of the Krebs Collection
2nd Annual Books on Wine Sale
Friday, December 9 – December 12
at Saint Helena Public Library
Friday and Monday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday Noon to 5:00 p.m.
Library is closed on Sunday
Great deals on new, gently used, signed and collectable books all for sale at the Saint Helena Public Library. Proceeds benefit the Napa Valley Wine Library Collection
59th Annual Grand Tasting
Sunday, April 30, 2023
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Silverado Resort and Spa, Napa
REPORT Autumn 2021
In this printed issue
24 Color pages
Letter from the President
Carolyn Martini
Dorothy J Gaiter:
Summiting “Matterhorns”: How Two Men’s Calculated Risks Led to California’s Red Wine Triumph at the 1976 Judgment of Paris Tasting
30th Annual Wine Seminar
“Napa Valley’s Old Vines and the Wines They Give Us”
Moderated by Tegan Passalacqua and panelists
Kelli White, Historian
Mike Hirby, Relic Wine Cellars
Bob Biale, Robert Biale Vineyards
Tegan Passalacqua, Turley Wine Cellars
Morgan Twain-Peterson, Bedrock Wine Company
Rosemary Cakebread, Gallica
Editor’s Letter — Diana H Stockton
Organization and Membership Information
Visual Oral History: Winemaking Pioneer Zelma Long
Zelma is one of California’s trailblazing female winemakers! As a student at UC Davis in 1970, Mike Grgich convinced her to put her studies on hold and join him at Robert Mondavi Winery. Her career led to executive positions at …
2022 | 31st Annual Wine Seminar
“A Mentor and his Students: Six Winemakers Share Their Experiences with Warren Winiarski While at Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars”
Live and streamed at Frog’s Leap Winery
8815 Conn Creek Road, Rutherford
All are honored to share their mentee experiences with Warren and as mentors in their own careers and each has been invited to pour one wine.
Books on Wine Evening:
Wine Library Wing of Saint Helena Public Library with
James O. Gump, Professor Emeritus and author of
Maestro: André Tchelistcheff and the Rebirth of Napa Valley
History Professor Emeritus, James O Gump of University of San Diego, has been coming to the Napa Valley since the 1980’s. He and his wife were drawn to its beauty as well as its wines and would regularly travel up from San Diego. As Dr. Gump drew near retirement …
PERSPECTIVES:
Marc and Angelina Mondavi discuss
the 75th Anniversary of CK Mondavi and Family
Marc Mondavi and his daughter Angelina share details of CK Mondavi & Family’s 75 years in the wine industry. The 3rd and 4th generation Mondavis look forward to continuing the family legacy well into the 21st century.
Oral Histories, Past and Present
Guest: Former St. Supéry CEO, Michaela Rodeno
We share excerpts from her Visual Oral History and also share portions of visual oral histories featuring George Hendry of Hendry Ranch Wines, and Dr. Richard Peterson, a Napa Valley winemaster, innovator and author.
During these times of two yards of separation, we hope you will be in touch with our participating and hugely supportive wineries, be they favorites, new to you, or ones you’ve long been curious about.
We encourage you to take advantage of the special opportunities now being offered. Whether it’s to place an order for wine, sign up for a virtual tasting, or plan a visit.
The list of wineries that have taken part in recent events, been dollar supportive, or both:
The Lantern Slide Collection
85 hand-tinted glass slides collected by
Frona Eunice Wait, ca. 1880, 35mm slide
copies taken by Gene Dekovic, 1981
February 4, 2022
Frona Eunice Wait (Mrs. Colburn) was an author and slide lecturer. Following the publication of her book Wines & Vines of California, in 1889 she lectured throughout the state on wine and viticulture. Dr. Maynard Amerine first met her in 1935. She later came to UC Davis to present her program. Her collection of historic lantern slides was entrusted to Amerine for safekeeping and he, in turn, donated the slides to the Napa Valley Wine Library in 1981. The collection documents the wineries, winegrowing and winemaking in Napa, Sonoma and Fresno Counties and the Livermore Valley in the 1880’s and includes some of the earliest images known of Inglenook Winery and Greystone Cellars.
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The Napa Valley Wine Library Collection
is housed at the St. Helena Public Library.
For information please be in touch with Lynne Albrecht,
Technical Services Supervisor,
Saint Helena Public Library
lynne@shpl.org
“The purpose of the Napa Valley Wine Library Association is to collect and share the stories of the wines and vines of Napa Valley and in Wine Country Around the World.”
We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and all proceeds benefit the NVWL Collection and our public programs