Bottle Shock Wine Tour of Napa
Cost: $1,700
Promo Code:VVNL
The Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 or the “Judgment of Paris” was a wine competition organized in Paris on 24 May 1976 by Steven Spurrier, a British wine merchant, in which French judges did blind tasting of top-quality chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon wines from France and from California. California wines rated best in each category, which caused surprise as France was generally regarded as being the foremost producer of the world’s best wines. Spurrier sold only French wine and believed that the California wines would not win.
Library Wine Tasting at Chateau Montelena
In 1976 Chateau Montelena put California at the forefront of the wine world. That year a who’s-who of the French wine and food establishment gathered for a grand tasting at the Inter-Continental Hotel in Paris. Four white Burgundies were tasted against six California Chardonnays. When the scores were tallied, the French Judges were convinced that the top-ranking white wine was one of their own. In fact, it was Chateau Montelena’s 1973 Chardonnay, rated above all other wines.
The results proved that Chateau Montelena could produce some of the world’s finest wines, and that California’s wine industry had come of age. This will be a shared experience with a few other guests.
Private Tour and Tasting at Heitz Wine Cellars
Heitz Wine Cellars has earned countless accolades for its dazzling wines every year since 1961. Their three renowned vineyard-designated wines — Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Trailside Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon and Bella Oaks Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon — are the highlight of the winery’s distinguished resumé.
A Picnic Luncheon at Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
The unthinkable happened. Winiarski’s 1973 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars S.L.V. Cabernet Sauvignon – his first vintage produced with grapes from vines a mere three years old – was judged the best. The Cabernet had bested four top-ranked Bordeaux, including first-growths Château Mouton-Rothschild and Château Haut-Brion.
Today, the wines of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars continue to command the respect and admiration of wine aficionados the world over, proving beyond a doubt that the Paris victory was no accident, but proof positive of the ability to create consistently splendid wines from a distinctive corner of a very special valley.
Guests will receive a complimentary copy of the “Bottle Shock” DVD at the end of the program.
Call 1-800-330-8820 to book your Napa Valley Wine Tour Package or click here for reservations.
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