Grand Tasting

62nd Annual Grand Tasting

Sunday, April 26, 2026
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
In Martini Park
at Louis M Martini Winery, Saint Helena
Fifty distinguished Napa Valley wineries will pour current releases and exclusive library wines, offering guests a rare chance to taste with the vintners and winemakers themselves. La Saison Napa is catering the event with its spectacular seasonal fare to complement the 100+ wines to be poured. A Silent Auction of 25 lots of select wines, tours and unique tasting experiences further supports the Napa Valley Wine Library Collection and wine education programs throughout the year. 

By attending this remarkable event, guests join a community of wine enthusiasts and professionals dedicated to preserving and celebrating the legacy of Napa Valley winemaking.

Wineries Pouring to Date:
Beau Vigne
Forgotten Union Wines
Green & Red
Grgich Hills
Missing Thorn
PARADIGM
Pride Mountain Vineyards
Rockmere Vineyards
Spottswoode Estate
Tomorrow Cellars
62nd Annual Grand Tasting

Join Us

Register for Event
Registration closes 4/26/2026
 

Books on Wine

Books on Wine Sale

Thursday, December 4, 2025
All Day Event
Napa Valley Wine Library Wing At Saint Helena Public Library
1492 Library Ln #1143, St Helena, CA 94574

Thursday, Friday, December 4 & 5 from 10:00 am to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 6 from Noon to 5:00 p.m.


Books on Wine Sale - wonderful bargains
For students, gift-givera, practitioners and collectora

Local, International, Unusual, Signed & Scintillating

Come SHOP

All proceeds benefit the Napa Valley Wine Library Collection.
Books on Wine Sale
 

Books on Wine

Evening with Author Elaine Chukan Brown

Thursday, October 30, 2025
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Napa Valley Wine Library Wing At Saint Helena Public Library
1492 Library Ln #1143, St Helena, CA 94574

Reception: 5:00 p.m.
Program: 5:30 p.m.


Please join us for this exceptional opportunity to meet author and educator Elaine Chukan Brown. Currently, Elaine is the Napa Valley specialist for Wine Enthusiast and contributor to numerous wine compendia. Chris Howell, Winemaker and General Manager, Cain Vineyard & Winery, will interview Elaine, a world advocate for organic winegrowing. Cain's own farming practices were certified organic by California Certified Organic Farmers in 2015.

The Wines of California "A concise, complete, smartly delivered and cohesive book for serious readers and students of wine. Focusing on the world's fourth largest producer of wine California the book takes readers on a journey through the Golden State's wines, paying due attention to famous wine destinations such as Sonoma and Napa as well as introducing readers to exciting lesser-known regions to explore."

Wines at the reception include Sauvignon Blanc from Frog's Leap Winery, certified organic in 1989, Barney's Backyard Petite Syrah from Turley Wine Cellars, certified organic in 1996, and Cain Vineyard & Winery Cain Five.
 

Books on Wine

Evening with Kelli A White

And her new book, Wine Confident; There’s No Wrong Way to Enjoy Wine in conversation with Karen MacNeil, author of The Wine Bible

Friday, November 15, 2024
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
The Napa Valley Reserve
1000 Meadowood Lane, Saint Helena

Reception: 5:30 p.m.

Program: 6:00 p.m.

     Fireside Chat
     Book sales and signing with the Author

Karen, a life-long colleague and friend, is sure to keep the conversation lively. Our two wine and vine meyvns are not to be missed.

Kelli White is the Director of Education for the Wine Center at Meadowood and the author of her award-winning Napa Valley Then & Now published in 2016.

In 2021, Kelli was the keynote speaker for our Annual Wine Seminar, "Napa Valley's Old Vines and the Wines They Give Us," and gave a wonderful history of wine grapes in the Valley.

Last year, in 2023 Kelli was in conversation with Karen MacNeil for a fireside chat at The Napa Valley Reserve in recognition of the publication of the third edition of Karen's The Wine Bible.

Now, on November 15, 2024 Kelli takes part in another fireside chat at The Reserve, as its subject, in celebration of her recently published, Wine Confident: There's No Wrong Way to Enjoy Wine. 
Evening with Kelli A White
 

Wine Seminar

2024 | Annual Wine Seminar

Cabernet Sauvignon from the Historic Alluvial Fans of the Mayacamas in the AVA’s of Oakville, Rutherford & St. Helena

Saturday, November 2, 2024
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Inglenook

An extensive exploration of this exceptional terroir on the Napa Valley's westside with winemakers guiding our way, glass by glass as their 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon is poured.

Moderator:
Tegan Passalacqua
Turley Wine Cellars and Sandlands

Panelists:
Corison
Cathy Corison, Owner & Winemaker

Inglenook
Jonathan Tyer, Associate Winemaker

Scarecrow
Celia Welch, Winemaker

MACDONALD
Graeme MacDonald, Owner & Winemaker

Spottswoode
Aron Weinkauf, Winemaker & Vineyard Manager

VHR
Bruce Phillips, Owner & Vintner

 

Chef-prepared buffet lunch to follow.

Program support provided in part by a grants from Napa Valley Vintners Association and Riedel Crystal of America.

2024 | Annual Wine Seminar