An Italian Outpost in California Wine Country
Get a taste of old Italy at the Napa Valley Olive Oil Manufacturing Company.
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Woodside Vineyards
Woodside Vineyards has been credited with being one of the first wineries to pioneer the “boutique winery” movement in California and are the oldest winery in San Mateo County. Their grapes are farmed from 24 sites within the Woodside township, some of them over a century old.
Their premium Cabernet wines come from the legendary La Questa vines, planted by E.H. Rixford in 1884. When other California wine producers were selling their wine in bulk, Rixford was cultivating his La Questa vines that were hand-carried from France and producing wine in the tradition of the famed Chateau Margaux winery. These wines won a gold medal in San Francisco in 1915. The richness of this tradition is still evident in the elegant, hand-crafted, estate-grown wines that we produce today.
Founder, Bob Mullen, began producing wine from a little more than one acre of grapes at Woodside Vineyards in 1960. Three years later the winery became bonded, or licensed, to sell Bob’s creations. Today Bob and full-time winemaker, Brian Caselden, produce nearly 2,000 cases a year.
The video, produced by Video4, takes you on a tour of the vineyards with Bob Mullen. For more info on Woodside Vineyards contact www.woodsidevineyards.com
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Iron & Wine - Flightless Bird, American Mouth
Iron & Wine - Flightless Bird, American Mouth
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A good wine-related class/event in Boston?
I'm a Californian living in Boston and I really miss wine tasting. I'd love to learn more about European/Latin and East Coast based wines. Does anyone know any good places to learn about wine?
Boston University Metropolitan College has Seminars in Food, Wine, and the Arts.
755 Commonwealth Avenue,
Boston, MA 02215 Phone: 617-353-3000
metacad@bu.edu
And there is the Boston Wine School
* Boston Wine School
1354B Commonwealth Avenue Boston MA 02134
Tel: 617-784-7150
http://wbztv.cityvoter.com/details.aspx?business=32556
They write about themselves on their web site:
"The Boston Wine School is a 100% snob-free zone where wine lovers at all levels can come together to learn about wine in a fun, casual environment. We offer a comprehensive schedule of courses each semester. The Boston Wine School also hosts private wine tasting events for up to 45 guests and private wine dinners for up to 25. We also facilitate corporate team building experiences around food and wine to help organizations tap into expertise and creativity."
What is a good venue in the california wine country for a wedding?
Looking to host around 150 people. Ideally would also have lodging for out of town guests either at the venue or nearby. Looking forward to your suggestions!
Not sure how much you can spend, nor do I know if you're referring to the Napa wine country or Sonoma wine country. Sonoma county tends to be a bit less expensive, however, it's creeping up quickly behind Napa county.
I just spent a couple months figuring out where I will hold my wedding in Sonoma county and have worked for 12 years in Napa county, so hopefully I can be of some help.
The price ranges in Sonoma county wine areas (Santa Rosa, Kenwood, Healdsburg, etc) ranged from approx $4000 - $13000 for site fee alone. I found the best deal at Paradise Ridge Winery in Santa Rosa. They offered benefits such as allowing music to be played a bit later into the evening, complete break down of the reception area by THEIR staff and not your wedding party, FREE shuttle service to about 3 hotels (ranging in prices too) at the base of the mountain that they are perched on, decent quality wines (not outstanding, but definately tasty enough), and the most amazing views. And they are doing a complete remodel starting this winter & into spring so by the time April/May rolls around the place is going to have a facelift. Many of the higher costing wineries/locations expect you to have a wedding coordinator and it's written so in their contracts. Another thing Paradise Ridge did not require. Their site fee was $5000 + $750 ceremony fee (if you do the ceremony there).
Other places like Kunde winery, Kenwood Gardens, Santa Rosa Country Club, Ledson Winery, St. Francis Winery etc., just didn't offer as much bang for the buck in my opinion. All of these including Paradise Ridge should be able to contain 150 people.
As far as Napa county goes, the prices start to go higher. I've not done much research there as I wanted to have my wedding in Santa Rosa, but having worked there for a long time and done my fair share of events (I work at a well-known winery myself), prices do go up. Also, the number of wineries that ALLOW weddings is considerably less in number in the Napa Valley. They have to have a legal permit to do weddings and many of them don't carry the permit.
Check out V.Sattui, Harvest Inn (great people!), Merryvale, Nickel & Nickel, Domaine Chandon (champagne house) to start. And just start calling places to see if they allow weddings/receptions. Just remember to book early over there including a block of rooms for your guests.
And be prepared for the costs!! After talking to alot of people, it seems having a "wine country" wedding involves many of the costs being a lot higher. It can be challenging.
Good Luck & Congratulations!! 
Where can i buy American alcoholic wine coolers in the U.K?
try this link if they do not have what you want no one will!
Any recommended cheaper californian white wines? Sauvignon blancs?
Check out Trader Joes. They have the best value wines around. Sauvignon blanc is my favorite. Try Mt. St. Eden or Hedges. I just bought a Honey Moon Viognier for under $5 and a Hyatt Merlot for under $4!
Good luck!
Does enybody know good cheap wine in California?
I'm looking for cheap wine in California, by cheap I mean really cheap table wine. Please let me know. Thanks
California Wines, this is a good web site http://www.ewineinfo.com
I love Costco for buying wine. Try the basic Revenswood Zinfandel In out area, it is about $8.00
How can one detect French vs. American oak aging in wine?
I would guess only the top 1% of sophisticated wine palates could tell the difference between a wine aged in French vs American oak barrels. There are thousands of variables in barrel production, charred, light/medium/dark toast, different forests that produce the wood used to make the barrels, how many years the barrels have been used, and other factors. Also, the longer the wine is aged, the more prounounced the oak flavor. A long aged wine in American oak might taste much stronger than a short aged wine in French. Bottom line - drink what tastes best to you.
Sojourn California Wine Coast Bike Tour
Touring with Sojourn through the wine country and along the coast of Sonoma County.
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