We cherish the history of our wine community in Napa Valley and the chance to provide wine appreciation
events throughout the year.
We look forward to your participation.

Upcoming Events

 

2024 | Annual Wine Seminar
“Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from the Alluvial Fans of the Mayacamas, Oakville to Saint Helena”

Saturday, November 2, 2024
9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ...

Please join us for an extensive exploration of this exceptional terroir on the Napa Valley’s westside with winemakers guiding our way, glass by glass.

Registration is now open

At Inglenook
– Extremely Limited –
*Discount for
NVWLA Members & Practitioners

For event questions or more information:
Diana H Stockton –
editor@napawinelibrary.com

For registration questions and assistance:
Rick Brennan –
rick@napawinelibrary.com

Moderator:
Tegan Passalacqua
Turley Wine Cellars and Sandlands

Panelists:
Corison
Cathy Corison, Owner & Winemaker
Inglenook
Jon Tyer, Associate Winemaker
JJ Cohn Estate - Scarecrow
Celia Welch, Winemaker
MacDonald Vineyards
Graeme MacDonald, Owner & Winemaker
Spottswoode
Aron Weinkauf, Winemaker & Vineyard Manager
Vine Hill Ranch
Bruce Phillips, Owner & Vintner

Chef-prepared buffet lunch to follow.

Program support provided in part by a grants from the Napa Valley Vintners Association and Riedel Crystal of America.

Books on Wine


Books on Wine Evening with Kelli A White
and her new book, Wine Confident; There’s No Wrong Way to Enjoy Wine

Friday, November 15, 2024

Reception: 5:30 p.m.

Program: 6:00 p.m.

     Fireside Chat
     Book sales and signing with the Author

The Napa Valley Reserve

1000 Meadowood Lane, Saint Helena


Kelli White is the Director of Education for the Wine Center at Meadowood and the author of her award-winning Napa Valley Then & Now published in 2016.

In 2021, Kelli was the keynote speaker for our Annual Wine Seminar, “Napa Valley’s Old Vines and the Wines They Give Us,” and gave a wonderful history of wine grapes in the Valley.

Last year, in 2023 Kelli was in conversation with Karen MacNeil for a fireside chat at The Napa Valley Reserve in recognition of the publication of the third edition of Karen’s The Wine Bible.

Now, on November 15, 2024 Kelli takes part in another fireside chat at The Reserve, as its subject, in celebration of her recently published, Wine Confident: There’s No Wrong Way to Enjoy Wine.

Reserve Now
Seating is limited

*Special Member Pricing

Save the Date


2025 | 61st Annual Grand Tasting
“Library Wines and Current Releases”

Louis M Martini Winery
Sunday, May 18, 2025
3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Tasting and Silent Auction

Thank You

Thank you to everyone who helped make our 60th Annual Grand Tasting | 2024 such an enjoyable success!

60th Annual Grand Tasting

— Current Releases and Library Wines —

Napa Valley Wine Library Collection Fund
Support the Napa Valley Wine Library Collection

Books on Wine Evening with Richard Mendelson

Common Ground: Charting the Future of the Napa Valley
with author Richard Mendelson and Kelli White,
Director of Education for the Wine Center at Meadowood

Richard, long-time Advisory Board member and local resident since 1986, shares with Kelli his sense of place and challenges he sees ahead for a commitment to excellence in farming …

Screening
Visual Oral History: Silver Oak

Screening of our Visual Oral History video in which Jeff Davis interviews David Duncan, CEO, Silver Oak.

A reception at the winery with Silver Oak wines and appetizers is followed by the screening. Q&A’s with David and Jeff conclude our program.

60th Annual Grand Tasting | 2024
— Current Releases and Library Wines —
At The Grove at Silverado Resort & Spa, Napa

Our Annual Grand Tasting brings together 60 prestigious Napa Valley wineries from 16 appellations. Meet owners and winemakers (often one in the same) as they pour their wines and celebrate varieties from case productions of less than 50 to more than 2,000.

Books on Wine Evening:

Wine Library Wing of Saint Helena Public Library with
Frances Dinkelspiel, author of Tangled Vines: Greed, Murder, Obsession, and an Arsonist in the Vineyards

Distinguished journalist and author Frances Dinkelspiel discusses wine fraud and greed as she brings us up to date on Mark Anderson, her miscreant subject …

Books on Wine Evening:

Wine Library Wing of Saint Helena Public Library with
Randy Caparoso, author of LODI!: The Definitive Guide and History of America’s Largest Winegrowing Region

Both a photographer and journalist, Randy has been chronicling the vinous action of the Lodi AVA and the 7 AVA’s within it since 2010 for the Lodi Winegrape Commission. (These AVA’s date from 2005.) Randy’s subject is germane to Napa Valley …

2023 | 32nd Annual
Wine Seminar
“Cabernet from Napa Valley’s Mountainsides, East and West”

At Mayacamas Vineyards

On a wonderfully clear and bright fall Saturday in the matchless setting of the Winery Library and Hospitality Center of Mayacamas Vineyards & Winery, our panel of six winemakers moderated by Tegan Passalacqua presented a memorable history and tasting of their Cabernet sestet.

The Lantern Slide Collection

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

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info@napawinelibrary.com
P.O. Box 328
St. Helena, CA 94574

Events Information:
Diana H Stockton
Editor and Events Manager
editor@napawinelibrary.com

Membership information:
Rick Brennan
Accounts Manager
info@napawinelibrary.com

The Napa Valley Wine Library Collection
is housed at the St. Helena Public Library.
For information please be in touch with Cecila Raffo,
Technical Services,
Saint Helena Public Library
cecilia@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

Updated - 10/8/24