Napa Valley: Charles Krug Winery – 150 years in the making
- At October 18, 2011
- By Elaine Schoch
- In California, Napa and Sonoma, wine
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The last of my Mondavi visits this trip to the Napa Valley was to Charles Krug Wineryin St. Helena. There are still more Mondavi family wineries to visit next time though…I had not realized how excited I was to visit Charles Krug Winery until we were driving down the long, olive tree lined driveway to [...]
Napa Valley: Robert Mondavi Winery
- At October 11, 2011
- By Elaine Schoch
- In Napa and Sonoma, wine
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To feed my obsession with the Mondavi family, we headed across the street (from Opus One) to the Robert Mondavi Winery. I promised the group it was the last Mondavi stop for the day, although I quietly informed The Husband it wasn’t “our” last stop during the trip to the Napa Valley. There is still [...]
Napa Valley: Opus One
- At October 08, 2011
- By Elaine Schoch
- In Napa and Sonoma, wine
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I’m mildly obsessed with Robert Mondavi and his family’s story in the Napa Valley. The Mondavi family really helped shape what the Napa Valley wine industry is today by introducing higher quality wine making equipment and techniques to the area. They also put the Napa Valley on the wine map for the rest of the [...]
