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Let us have wine and women, mirth and laughter, Sermons and soda water the day after. - Lord George Gordon Byron from Don Juan, 1819. Individual Trip Sites. Revolution. Revolution. Understanding your product range Understanding how to conduct a tour Send me pictures!! Gina Genshlea
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Let us have wine and women, mirth and laughter, Sermons and soda water the day after. - Lord George Gordon Byron from Don Juan, 1819 Individual Trip Sites
Revolution • Understanding your product range • Understanding how to conduct a tour • Send me pictures!! • Gina Genshlea • General Manager • gina@revolution-wines.com
Old Sugar Mill • Clarksburg, CA (Sac River Delta) • Four Wineries • The Solomon Wine Company • Carvalho Wines • Todd Taylor • Heringer Estates • Crush Center • Events • Visitor Center (future) • (Special Petit Sirah and Syrah tasting this weekend)
Fairfield, CA • Bought by InBev in 2008 • The location at the entrance to Napa Valley from I-80 is almost too perfect Anheuser Busch
Rutherford, CA • A common alternative crop in wine agri-tourism regions that, obviously, has its roots in Italy and Spain • Tasting is non-alcoholic, so enjoy!! St. Helena Olive Oil Co.
Robert Mondavi Wine and Food Science (opened last October) • Anheuser-Busch Brewing and Food Science Laboratory (under construction) Robert Mondavi Institute
Robert and MargritMondavi have spent the last decade giving tons of money to centers around California • Golden Vine Winery • Copia • RMI Robert Mondavi Institute
One of the few (and best) African-American owned wineries in the US • Historic building on site • Also owns Cole Ranch, the country’s smallest appellation • Pair wines with really odd foods like Doritos or pizza Everett Ridge Winery
In the Stag’s Leap district of Napa – where Napa’s best wines come from (near Yountville), on the Silverado Trail • Owned by Lillian Disney, Ron Miller and Diane Disney • Dick Keith designed the distinctive building with the incredible views Silverado Vineyards
Edgy and contemporary, Ravenswood is located very close to downtown Sonoma • No Wimpy Wines basically sums up their attitude Ravenswood
GundlachBundschu • Buena Vista • Both in southern Sonoma on the Carneros Wine Trail Gundlach and Buena
Dom Pérignon’s American branch • Classically high-end, located in Yountville, CA • This is sparkling wine, so get ready for a completely different kind of tour DomaineChandon
Created by Daryl Sattui • Most extreme example of “tourism” in Napa Valley and certainly masters of the “Disneyland” effect • Recently used as a set for a Disney movie • Need to make reservations Castillo diAmorosa