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60th Annual Grand Tasting

— Current Releases and Library Wines —
Sunday, April 28, 2024
In the Grove at Silverado Resort and Spa, Napa

3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

More than 100 wines made exclusively by Napa Valley wineries and poured by their winemakers are sure to please and provoke your palate.

Come savor this portrait in wine with our valley’s exceptional practitioners.

Catered by La Saison, Napa


Wineries and Their Wines
60th Annual Grand Tasting | 2024

Alpha Omega Winery | aowinery.com
Matt Brain, winemaker
2022 Rutherford Estate Sauvignon Blanc – 1,800 cases
2020 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon – 1,900 cases

*Antinori Napa Valley
| antinorinapavalley.com
Marla Carroll, winemaker
2022 Atlas Peak “A26” Chardonnay – 1,180 cases
2021 Atlas Peak Antica Cabernet Franc – 330 cases

ARNS | arnswinery.com
Sandi Belcher, winemaker
2020 Sonoma Coast Searby Vineyards Chardonnay – 100 cases
2016 Napa Valley Estate Grown Old Vines Eloise’s Block
Cabernet Sauvignon – 300 cases

Arrow & Branch | arrowandbranch.com
Jennifer Williams, winemaker
2019 Napa Valley “Right Bank Blend” – 268 cases
2011 Napa Valley “Right Bank Blend” – 165 cases

Bevan Cellars | bevancellars.com
Russell Bevan, winemaker
2019 Napa Valley “Ontogeny” Proprietary Red Blend – 2,500 cases
2018 Oakville Tench Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon – 500 cases

*Burgess | burgesscellars.com
Meghan Zoback, winemaker
2021 Napa Valley Sorenson Cabernet Sauvignon – 185 cases
2011 Napa Valley Burgess Estates Cabernet Sauvignon
Bill Sorenson, winemaker for this wine

Cakebread Cellars | cakebread.com
Niki Williams, winemaker
2023 Anderson Valley Vin de Porche Rosé
2021 Napa Valley Cabernet Franc
Stephanie Jacobs, winemaker for this wine

*Castlevale | castlevalewines.com
Angelina Mondavi, winemaker
2019 Chiles Valley “Defender” Proprietary Red Blend” – 117 cases

Chaix Wines | chaixwines.com
Sara Fowler, winemaker
2019 Rutherford Chaix Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon – 321 cases
2016 Rutherford Chaix Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon – 787 cases

Clif Family Winery and Farm | cliffamily.com
Laura Barrett, winemaker
2016 Howell Mountain Cold Springs Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon – 250 cases
2016 Howell Mountain Croquet Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon – 250 cases

Coquerel Family Estate Wines | coquerelwines.com
Christine Barbe, winemaker
2022 Calistoga Walnut Wash Vineyard Estate
Le Petit Sauvignon Blanc – 1200 cases
2021 Calistoga Walnut Wash Estate Petite Sirah – 100 cases
2016 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon – 420 cases

Cornerstone Cellars | cornerstonecellars.com
Kari Auringer, winemaker
2019 Napa Valley Benchlands Cabernet Sauvignon – 1,949 cases
2015 Napa Valley Benchlands Cabernet Sauvignon – 850 cases

Crocker & Starr | crockerstarr.com
Julie Robertson, winemaker
2023 Saint Helena Crocker Estate Sauvignon Blanc
2021 Saint Helena Crocker Estate Cabernet Sauvignon ‘RLC’ – 482 cases

*Dalla Valle Vineyards | dallavallevineyards.com
Maya Dalla Valle, winemaker
2020 Oakville Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon – 1,100 cases

Dunn Vineyards | dunnvineyards.com
Ted Kizor, winemaker
2019 Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
3750 standard cases and 225 magnum cases
2011 Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
2100 standard cases and 175 magnum cases
Mike Dunn and Randy Dunn winemakers for both these wines

Green & Red | greenandred.com
Aaron Whitlatch, winemaker
2018 Napa Valley Chiles Mill Vineyard Zinfandel – 850 cases
2018 Napa Valley Tip Top Vineyard Zinfandel – 450 cases
Jay Heminway, winemaker for both these wines

Grgich Hills Estate | grgich.com
Ivo Jeramaz, winemaker
2021 Napa Valley Estate Grown Chardonnay – 900 cases
2016 Rutherford Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 900 cases

Hagafen Cellars | hagafen.com
Ernie Weir, winemaker
2023 Coombsville Wieruszowski Vineyard Dry Riesling – 300 cases
2019 Coombsville Wieruszowski Vineyard Cabernet Franc – 250 cases

*Haynes Vineyard | haynesvineyard.com
Nico Cueva, winemaker
2020 Coombsville Vigneron Chardonnay – 200 cases

*Heitz Cellar | heitzcellar.com
Erik Elliott, Estate Director
2018 Rutherford Trailside Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon – 1,500 cases
Brittany Sherwood, winemaker for this wine
2013 Rutherford Trailside Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon – 200 cases
David Heitz, winemaker for this wine

HENDRY | hendrywines.com
George Hendry, winemaker
2023 Napa Valley Albariño – 1,450 cases
2021 Napa Valley Blocks 7 & 22 Zinfandel – 1,600 cases

Hillwalker Vineyards | hillwalkervineyards.com
Kevin Morrison, winemaker
2020 Mount Veeder “Estate” Proprietary Red Blend – 150 cases

Hyde Vineyards Estate | hydevineyards.com
Alberto Rodriguez, winemaker
2018 Los Carneros Larry Hyde Chardonnay – 450 cases
2018 Los Carneros Larry Hyde Pinot Noir – 850 cases

*Ink Grade | inkgrade.com
Matt Taylor, winemaker
2020 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon – 3,956 cases
2019 Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon – 750 cases

Jericho Canyon Vineyard | jerichocanyonvineyard.com
Nicholas Bleecher, winemaker
2018 Napa Valley East Elevation Cabernet Sauvignon – 330 cases
Nicholas Bleecher and Michel Rolland, winemakers for this wine
2012 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon – 750 cases
Nicholas Bleecher, Aaron Pott and Michael Rolland, winemakers for this wine

Kaiser Family Winery | kaiserfamilywinery.com
Rick Kaiser, winemaker
2020 Calistoga Buoni Amici Vineyard “Deduction” Petite Sirah – 85 cases
2020 Calistoga Eisele Vineyard Clone “Bottom Line” Cabernet Sauvignon – 60 cases

Levendi Winery | levendiwinery.com
Alison Doran, winemaker
2019 Atlas Peak Stagecoach Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon – 698 cases
2016 Atlas Peak Stagecoach Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon – 1,204 cases

Lorenza Wine
| lorenzawine.com
Melinda Kearney, winemaker
2023 Lodi Rosé – 1,440 cases
2022 Mokelumne River Bechthold Vineyard Cinsault – 104 cases

PARADIGM WINERY | paradigmwinery.com
Heidi Barrett, winemaker
2016 Oakville Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 5,987 cases
2015 Oakville Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 5,544 cases

Pride Mountain Vineyards | pridewines.com
Matt Ward, winemaker
2022 Napa Valley Chardonnay – 1,444 cases
2021 Napa County Merlot – 4,661 cases

Progeny Winery | progenywinery.com
Sean Capiaux, winemaker
2019 Mount Veeder Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon – 1,500 cases
2013 Mount Veeder Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon – 1,500 cases

Robert Biale Vineyards | biale.com
David Natali, winemaker
2023 Oak Knoll Greco Bianco Clementina – 400 cases
2022 Napa Valley Black Chicken Zinfandel – 7,000 cases

Romeo Vineyards & Cellars | romeovineyards.com
Alison Green Doran, winemaker
2018 Calistoga Blue Heron Vineyard “Miscela” Red Wine – 300 cases
2014 Calistoga Blue Heron Vineyard Petit Verdot – 200 cases

Scalon Cellars | scaloncellars.com
Julien Fayard, winemaker
2019 Coombsville “Priority” Proprietary Red Blend – 300 cases
2017 Coombsville Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon – 194 cases

Schramsberg and Davies Vineyards | schramsberg.com
Jessica Koga, winemaker
2020 North Coast Schramsberg Brut Rosé – 15,750 cases
2019 Oakville Renteria 360 Vineyard
Davies Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon – 525 cases
Sean Thompson, winemaker for this wine

Shifflett | shifflettranch.com
Sarah Donley, winemaker
2018 Oak Knoll District Shifflett Ranch and Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon – 175 cases
2017 Oak Knoll District Shifflett Ranch and Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon – 125 cases
Will Segui, winemaker for both these wines

Signorello Estate | signorelloestate.com
Priyanka French, winemaker
2022 Napa Valley Estate Hope’s Cuvée Chardonnay – 400 cases
2021 Napa Valley Estate Signori Cabernet Sauvignon – 890 cases

*Silver Oak Cellars | silveroak.com
Laura Oskwarek, winemaker
2019 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2009 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Daniel Baron, winemaker for this wine

Smoking Gun Wines | smokinggunwines.com
Cole Ballentine, winemaker
2017 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon – 500 cases
2018 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon – 500 cases

Snowden Vineyards | snowdenvineyards.com
Diana Snowden Seysses, winemaker
2021 Napa Valley The Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon – 795 cases
2016 Napa Valley Brothers Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon – 639 cases

Spottswoode Estate | spottswoode.com
Aron Weinkauf, winemaker
2022 Napa Valley & Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc – 4,000 cases
2021 Saint Helena Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon – 4,000 cases

St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & Winery | stsupery.com
Michael Scholz, winemaker
2022 Napa Valley Dollarhide Estate Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc – 7,189 cases
2018 Napa Valley Dollarhide Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon – 1,602 cases
2014 Napa Valley Dollarhide Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon – 1,596 cases

Spring Mountain Vineyard | springmountainvineyard.com
Barrett Anderson, winemaker
2019 Spring Mountain District “Elivette” Proprietary Red Blend – 1,722 cases
1988 Spring Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon
Greg Vita, winemaker for this wine

*Stony Hill | stonyhillvineyard.com
Reid Griggs, winemaker and Michaela Kelly, estate director
2021 Spring Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon – 448 cases
Jaimee Motley, winemaker for this wine
2015 Spring Mountain District Chardonnay – 500 cases
Mike Chelini, winemaker for this wine

The Crane Assembly | thecraneassembly.com
Kevin A Fox, winemaker
2021 Saint Helena G.B. Crane Vineyard “el Coco” Proprietary Red Blend– 535 cases
2019 Napa Valley “Disciples” Proprietary Red Blend – 3,000 cases
2019 Saint Helena G.B. Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon – 123 cases

The Terraces | terraceswine.com
Timm Crull, winemaker
2021 Rutherford Quarry Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon– 319 cases
2020 Rutherford Quarry Vineyard Cabernet Franc – 170 cases

The Vice | thevicewine.com
Malek Amrani, winemaker
2022 Los Carneros Torie’s Vineyard Pinot Noir – 250 cases
2020 Stags Leap District Single Vineyard “Super Tuscan” – 141 cases

Trefethen Family Vineyards | trefethen.com
Travis Gallagher, winemaker
2022 Oak Knoll District Estate Dry Riesling – 4,724 cases
Bryan Kays, winemaker for this wine
2019 Oak Knoll District “Dragon’s Tooth” Proprietary Red Blend – 7,023 cases
Bryan Kays, winemaker for this wine

Tres Sabores | tressabores.com
Julie Johnson, winemaker
2023 Sonoma Mountain Farina Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc – 300 cases
2021 Rutherford Estate Zinfandel – 550 cases

Truchard Vineyards | truchardvineyards.com
Sal de Ianni, winemaker
2020 Los Carneros Estate Tempranillo – 200 cases
2009 Los Carneros Estate Tempranillo – 160 cases

Turley Wine Cellars | turleywinecellars.com
Tegan Passalaqua, winemaker
2023 Saint Helena Estate Sauvignon Blanc – 756 cases
2013 Saint Helena Hayne Vineyard Zinfandel – cases TBD

Turnbull Wine Cellars | turnbullwines.com
Peter Heitz, winemaker
2023 North Coast Josephine Sauvignon Blanc – 879 cases
2021 Oakville Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon – 1,827 cases

V12 Vineyards | v12vineyards.com
Chad Alexander, winemaker
2021 Los Carneros Chardonnay – 150 cases
2019 napa Valley V12 Cabernet Sauvignon – 175 cases

VGS Chateau Potelle | vgschateaupotelle.com
Peter Heitz, winemaker
2019 Napa Valley “Potelle Two” Proprietary Red Blend – 964 cases
2019 Mount Veeder Saffron Vineyard Jean-Noel FOURMEAUX Proprietary Bordeaux Red Blend – 284 cases

Vinum Cellars | vinumcellars.com
Richard Bruno and Chris Condos, winemakers
2022 Clarksburg Wilson Vineyard Block 44 Old Vine Chenin Blanc – 1,500 cases
2019 El Dorado Camino Alto “The Scrapper” Cabernet Franc – 500 cases
2018 Napa Valley Hoffman Block Longhorn Ridge Vineyard Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 384 cases

Villa Ragazzi | villaragazzi.wine
Bob Pepi, winemaker
2019 Napa Valley Sangiovese – 72 cases
2012 Napa Valley Sangiovese – 113 cases
Nate Weis, winemaker for this wine

Whitehall Lane Winery | whitehalllane.com
Jason Moulton, winemaker
2022 Napa Valley Blanc de Noirs – 300 cases
2013 Napa Valley Leonardini Vineyard Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 500 cases
Dean Sylvester, winemaker for this wine

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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 Art of Eating: the Life of MFK Fisher” a documentary film by Gregory Bezat

Frog’s Leap Winery
Vineyard House, Rutherford

A founder of Napa Valley Wine Library, Mary Frances, as MFK was known, was an active faculty member of the Wine Library’s wine education classes and helped establish the Napa Valley Library Collection of wine-related materials at St. Helena Public Library.

59th Annual Grand Tasting | 2023
— A Vintner’s Choice —
At The Grove at Silverado Resort & Spa, Napa

Our Annual Grand Tasting brings together 57 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.

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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