Wine 101: Napa Valley

In Vinepair’s latest Wine 101 podcast, they highlight Napa Valley, the most prominent wine region in the US. Chateau Montelena is discussed quite a bit, as Tasting Director Keith Beavers outlines Napa’s history and how it gained its reputation as a world class winemaking region. Listeners learn about Montelena’s winning Chardonnay during the 1976 seminal blind tasting event, memorialized as the Judgment of Paris as well as for putting the Calistoga AVA on the map later on. Montelena’s outstanding cabernets and zinfandels are also highlighted. Listen to the full episode HERE