1、 Napa: find California wine here
Napa is in Northern California. In many people's subconscious: American wine is Napa wine, Napa wine is American wine. This is enough to show Napa's position in the wine industry in California and even in the United States. When you go into Napa region, one of the most common words is that Napa only accounts for 4% of California's wine production, but the top wines in the United States come from it, such as screeching eagle, Harlan and opus one. There are 16 AVAs here, and the production area is only 1 / 8 of Bordeaux. Napa is more inland than Sonoma Valley, so it's hotter, and Cabernet Sauvignon is the main grape variety here. A week later, there are still these wineries in my mind:
1. Mondavi winery: the leader of American wine industry
Robert Mondavi winery is the most important winery in the United States. Founded by Robert Mondavi, the godfather of American wine, it has been playing a leading role in the American wine industry.
A bottle of fume Blanc dry white wine opened by the winery has been loved by many people. The Chinese name wine everlasting longing for each other is the name of Bai Fumei, which was specially created by the late 1960s. It is now used to refer to the wine that is made from grapes by vineyard grapes. The wine is often made with oak and slightly sweet. No wonder it is more suitable for Chinese population.
2. Luyue wine cellar: a blockbuster in Paris in 1976
Stag's leap wine cellars began to make wine in 1972. In the next year, it produced a masterpiece - the 23 case in 1973, which is the number number of barrels. This barrel of wine won the first prize in the blind tasting in Paris, France in 1976, ahead of Chateau Mouton Rothschild in 1970, and has been famous since then. In fact, the victory of blind tasting in Paris is also the victory of American wine. Therefore, barrel 23 of Luyue wine cellar is the absolute meritorious hero of American fine wine.
3. Raymond winery: it's too personal. It scares the baby
Ramond is what impresses me most, not its wine, but its personality, especially in the wine aging workshop. Different from the solemn and cold cellars of other wineries, it is out of the ordinary. The workshop is decorated with large crystal chandeliers. The light is colorful. There are several sexy and naked models on the guardrail and steel pipe of stainless steel barrel. There is also a wine service bar where you can order a drink. This wine making workshop is a night shop. It scared the baby to death!
Such a personality, of course, has something to do with Jean Charles Boisset, the great wine merchant in Burgundy, who married Gina Gallo, the head of the world's largest family winery, and is absolutely strong. It's surprising that the villa master is a big fan of Lady Gaga. No wonder even the winery is so fashionable! It's estimated that the winemakers of the Bordeaux Chateau will be very angry
4. Martini winery: Xi dada's wine gift
In September, the governor of California gave Xi Da a bottle of wine, which was from Louis m Martini winery, so the people took a group photo with the bottle in their arms to record Xi Da's gift.
5. Black Steed: the chief winemaker is Chinese
The chief winemaker at black stallion is a Chinese, Mr. Wang Zhentian, and the only Chinese American winemaker in California. The welcome message of the winery is also written in Chinese, and the marketing assistant is also Chinese. To entertain us, even the chef's birthday is spent in the kitchen. This is enough to prove that the winery attaches great importance to the Chinese market. In the evening dinner, the winery's granny Zinfandel and cirrus Zinfandel performed very well.
2、 Sonoma: another famous wine producing area in California
Sonoma is located in Northern California, west of Napa, on the Pacific Ocean, so there will be more dense clouds. The fog in the morning will slowly dissipate after 8 o'clock, and it will be colder here than Napa. Therefore, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, which like cold climate, are the most planted grape varieties. Sonoma is also another major boutique production area in California, USA, second only to NAPA. After a careful review, I was impressed by the wineries.
1. Higgs: a master winery for Zinfandel
Seghesio family vineyards, founded in 1895, is the oldest of American wineries. The Zinfandel of this winery has to be praised as "the master winery for making Zinfandel". Old vine Zinfandel is brewed from vines with an average age of 90 years. Of course, good wine is also expensive
2. Dry Valley winery: experience the art of blending
Since there is a "stream" in my name, I am particularly sensitive to the names of "stream". Why is it called "Ganxi"? The staff of Ganxi winery told me that because there is a stream here, but the weather is very dry, so it is called Ganxi. What logic!
The most impressive thing here is to experience the art of blending. The winery provides us with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot. After tasting, the wine is blended according to our own feelings. The art of blending is to take the long and fill the short, so that the wine is more perfect. I finally worked as a winemaker, and as a result Of course, it's terrible.
3. Kent Jackson winery: the owner has money and stories. The trainer is really funny
Kendall Jackson is really rich, with wine, stories and good trainers. The winery was founded by Jess Jackson. Jackson grew up in San Francisco during the great depression. He graduated from the law department of Berkeley University. He worked as a docker, a policeman, and a legal researcher to pay for his tuition. He went from poverty to billions of dollars. He founded Jackson family wines, a holding company that owns and operates 35 independent wineries around the world in addition to wineries. Its Chardonnay has been rated as the best-selling Chardonnay in the United States for 25 consecutive years.
The trainer is the most interesting, funny and certainly the best I've ever seen. His body language is rich, his expression is complex, and his speech is humorous. The key is to teach wine well. He abandoned the cliche of sitting at the table and talking about wine. He took us to the garden to smell the common aroma of figs, fennel, carrots and green peppers. He picked up a lime and told us that this was the aroma of Chardonnay It's lively, interesting and interesting. If he lectured every time, my mother would no longer have to worry about me falling asleep
However, what touched me most was that the winery had a brand of "foundation of friends" every other distance, expressing gratitude to those who had helped the winery grow over the years. Such a local tyrant's enterprise can't help but feel grateful at any time and express it out loud. I can't help but feel moved and awed.
4. Coran winery: another high quality producer of Zinfandel
The winemaker of Koran winery was the host of our party. He was simple and honest. He opened 12 bottles of wine with one brush. It was very generous. The biggest hobby of the Koran family is to invest heavily in the cultivation of 80-120 years old vines. Today, its xianfendai has become one of the best in the United States.
3、 Lottie: Zinfandel is the queen
We argued for a long time about what Lodi should be translated into. From the Internet, "Lottie" is most frequently used, but it is obviously not in line with its pronunciation (lodai), "lodai" seems more appropriate. Lottie has a small planting area and is located in the west of Napa. Therefore, it is hotter and most suitable for the growth of Zinfandel, and its old vine xianfendai is more appetizing. In the wine tasting room of the Lotti grape growing Association, I found many paintings of young, beautiful, sexy and vigorous female portraits. This is probably their heart's Zinfandel wine bar. Every May, the Zinfandel Wine Festival is held here.
1. Lanzhi brothers winery: it's clear that you can compete with beauty, but your sister wants to fight for talent
The deepest feeling here is that the villa master will say "my dad's dad's dad's Dad..." Because of the family heritage, this is the fifth generation leader. The landlady of langevins family winery vineyard is young, beautiful and eloquent. She graduated from Brown University, a famous American University. She is 36 years old, but she looks like 25 years old. I finally understand that temperament is like this. I just want to say: "clearly can spell beauty, elder sister you must spell talent!"
What's more surprising is that she has opened the winery for 104 years. It has a complex aroma, with blackberry, mocha and spice aroma. It changes constantly in the cup. The wine is full-bodied and has a long aftertaste Forgive me for drinking too much.
4、 Livermore Valley: one of the oldest wine producing areas in California
Further south is the Livermore Valley, which is one of the oldest wine producing areas in California, although it is not as famous as Napa and Sonoma in China.
1. Kenjani winery: 80% of California Cabernet Sauvignon originated here
Even though camped in the Livermore Valley, concanon vineyard is a brand of the wine group.
Founded at the end of the 19th century, it is one of the oldest wineries in the United States. The old manor is an Irishman who seeks "American Dream". The owners of the time brought vines from Chateau Margaux and planted them here. It is said that 80% of California Cabernet Sauvignon comes from this grape tree below. It can be said to be the originator of Cabernet Sauvignon.
Its original Petite Sirah wine became a gift for President Reagan's visit to Ireland in 1984. Its wine is also used by the White House. During the prohibition period, the winery was one of the few wineries not ordered to close down, which shows that its strength and status are really different.
As far as I'm concerned, what impressed me most was the words of the receptionist of the winery: first think about the amount of wine to be sold, and then consider the cost of raw materials and technology based on this. Under the atmosphere of "tradition, culture and cost free" high cold wine, it is really surprising to dare to say such words. Is wine a sentiment or a business? I immediately conducted a public opinion survey on this issue. The results showed that most scholars and lecturers thought that this was a loser's behavior, while most wine dealers strongly supported it.
2. Wydy winery: the ancestor of Chardonnay in California, it is a combination of wine and leisure
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