Grand Tasting
62nd Annual Grand Tasting | 2026
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 and Their Wines - * indicates Member 2026 Wine Alliance
ARNS NAPA VALLEY; Sandi Belcher, winemaker
2022 Petaluma Gap Chardonnay
2015 Napa Valley ARNS Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Beau Vigne
Buehler Vineyards; John Buehler, winemaker
2022 Napa Valley Papa's Knoll ESTATE Cabernet Sauvignon
David Cronin winemaker for this wine
Forgotten Union Wines; Benjamin Leachman, winemaker
2024 Los Carneros Firetree Vineyard Chardonnay
2021 Oakville Old Federal Vineyard Cabernet Franc
GALLICA
*Green & Red; Aaron Whitlatch, winemaker
Grgich Hills Estate; Ivo Jeramaz, winemaker
2023 Los Carneros Miljenko's Selection Estate Grown Chardonnay
2015 Rutherford Miljenko's Selection Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon
Keenan Winery; Michael Keenan, winemaker
2021 Spring Mountain Mailbox Vineyard Merlot
2014 Spring Mountain Mailbox Vineyard Merlot
Lewelling Vineyards; Haley Wight, winemaker
2023 Saint Helena Wight Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
2018 Saint Helena Wight Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Missing Thorn; Aaron Pott, winemaker
% Still White - Riesling
% Sparkling Rosé - Zinfandel
PARADIGM; Mark Fasi, winemaker
2022 Oakville Paradigm Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Mark Fasi, winemaker for this wine
2015 Oakville Paradigm Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Heidi Barrett, winemaker for this wine
Pride Mountain Vineyards; Matt Ward, winemaker
2024 Napa Valley Chardonnay
2023 Napa County Cabernet Franc
Progeny Winery; Sean Capiaux, winemaker
2021 Mount Veeder Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
2016 Mount Veeder Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Rockmere Vineyards; Jeff Ames, winemaker
2022 Napa Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
2021 Napa Valley Rockmere Vineyards Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & Winery; Michael Scholz, winemaker
2023 Napa Valley Dollarhide Estate Vineyard Cold Concrete Sauvignon Blanc
2019 Napa Valley Dollarhide Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Scalon Cellars; Julien Fayard, winemaker
2021 Coombsville "Priority Red Blend"
2021 Coombsville Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon
Snowden Vineyards; Diana Snowden Seysses, winemaker
2022 Napa Valley Los Ricos Cabernet Sauvignon
2018 Napa Valley Los Ricos Cabernet Sauvignon
Spottswoode; Aron Weinkauf, winemaker
2024 Napa County/Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc
2023 Saint Helena Spottswoode Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Tomorrow Cellars; Tracy Sweeney, winemaker
% 2024 Lodi Rhône Blanc
% 024 Lodi Sparkling Blanc de Rhône
William Cole Vineyards; William and Cole Ballentine, winemakers
2022 Cabernet Sauvignon
2016 Cabernet Sauvignon
* Member 2026 Wine Alliance
% alcohol-free wine
Books on Wine
Books on Wine Sale
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
Evening with Author Elaine Chukan Brown
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.
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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
Reception: 5:30 p.m.
Program: 6:00 p.m.
Fireside Chat
Book sales and signing with the Author
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.
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
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.
