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Thursday, August 13, 2020
5:30 pm - Virtual Program
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Books on Wine Evening
Women Winemakers: Personal Odysseys
Zoom meeting from home with authors Lucia Albino Gilbert and John C Gilbert, professors Emeriti, Santa Clara University
Hosted by Kelli A White, Director of Education for the Pacific Union Company
With five stellar winemakers
THANK YOU authors, winemakers and host.
The evening’s presentations, Q&A’s, and sense of camaraderie could not have been improved upon.
And Zoom’s transmission was terrific.
Thank you Acme Fine Wines, Napa Bookmine, ARNS, Corison, Corra, Crocker & Starr, and Pride, Brennan Solutions, Brian Nash Design, and Paladin Wine for your support and expertise.
The wines we tasted were:
Celia Welch, Corra Wines
2019 Rogue Valley, Oregon “Tail Feathers”
Celia grew up in Medford, OR and knows fresh, crisp and delicious
Pam Starr, Crocker & Starr
2016 Napa Valley “AVA Napa Valley Red Blend of Cabernet Franc”
Vines from the 1870’s inspired Pam's first 100 cases, and continue to
Sally Johnson Blum, Pride Mountain Vineyards
2017 Napa and Sonoma Counties Cabernet Sauvignon
Sally loves how this vintage catches the voluptuousness of the mid-palate
Cathy Corison, Corison
2017 Saint Helena Cabernet Sauvignon
This is the 34th year for this belovèd label begun by Cathy
Sandi Belcher, ARNS
2013 Melanson Vineyard, Napa Valley Syrah
In bottle it needs to taste just like it did in the vineyard
Together the Professors Gilbert have also developed the website Women Winemakers of California and Beyond which is a wonderful reference work kept meticulously updated.
REPORT Summer 2020
In this printed issue
24 Color pages
Books on Wine Evening
with Jullianne Ballou,
Warren Winiarski Wine Writer Collection Fellow
Books on Wine Evening
with Alexandria Brown,
author of The Hidden History of Napa Valley
Books on Wine Evening
with Heather Sandy Hebert, author of
The New Architecture of Wine: 25 Spectacular Wineries in California
Interview
with Lynne Albrecht,
Technical and Research Services Librarian
George and Elsie Wood Public Library
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:
Wine News
Savor: California’s Vanishing Chardonnay
will be presented via Zoom
UC DAVIS
Tueday, November 10, 2020
6:00pm - 7:15pm
Climate change is making it increasingly difficult to grow grape varieties like Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, which some experts fear may eventually go extinct. Meanwhile, innovative winemakers are experimenting with newer …
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Annual Events
Saturday, May 15, 2021
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Stags’ Leap Winery, Napa
2021 | 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
Wine Seminar at CIA Copia, Napa in 2019 | Photography: Yu Ding
Sunday, August 8, 2021
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
The Grove at Silverado Resort & Spa, Napa
2021 | 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.
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Annual Tasting at Silverado Resort & Spa, Napa in 2019 | Photography: Yu Ding
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