Chateau Montelena is a Napa Valley winery most famous for winning the white wine section of the Judgement of Paris tasting competition. Location in California Founded  -Incorporated Jan. ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... James L. Jim Barrett is the owner of Chateau Montelena which won the Chardonnay competition of the Judgment of Paris wine tasting. ... Bo Barrett is the current winemaker of Chateau Montelena. ... Varietal describes wines made from a single named grape variety. ... Oak-aged Chardonnay is particularly popular in the United States. ... Zinfandel, also known as Zin, is a red-skinned wine grape popular in California for its intense fruitiness and lush texture. ... Old vine Cabernet Sauvignon at Chateau Montelena in Napa Valley. ... Ripe grapes of Riesling Riesling is a white grape variety and varietal appellation of wines grown historically in Alsace (France), Austria, Germany (see German wine), and northern Italy. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible... Wine degustation is the tasting of wine. ... Napa County is in north-central California Napa Valley is most famous for its wine. ... Until 1976, France was generally regarded as having an unchallenged reputation as the foremost producer of the worlds best wines. ...

Early History

In 1882, entrepreneur Alfred Loving Tubbs bought 254 acres of land just north of Calistoga at the foot of Mount Saint Helena. Tubbs had made a fortune from the rope business during the Gold Rush, and knew the area from visits to the White Sulphur Springs Resort nearby. He planted vines, and by 1896 Chateau Montelena was the seventh largest winery in the Napa Valley.^[1] Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For the volcano in Washington state, USA see Mount St. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ...

However, winemaking ceased at the Chateau with the onset of Prohibition in the United States and afterwards the Tubbs sold grapes but did not make wine. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon label from the 1999 vintage

In 1958 the Tubbs family sold the Chateau to Yort Wing Frank, a Chinese electrical engineer, and his wife Jeanie, who were looking for a retirement home. The Franks created a garden in the style of their homeland, and excavated Jade Lake. The Chinese garden is a popular spot for picnics, although access is now limited to members of the Chateau wine club. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (768 × 1024 pixel, file size: 183 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (768 × 1024 pixel, file size: 183 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Old vine Cabernet Sauvignon at Chateau Montelena in Napa Valley. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Renaissance

Cabernet Sauvignon vines at Chateau Montelena.

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In 1968, Lee and Helen Paschich bought the property, and brought in as partners lawyer James L. Barrett and property developer Earnest Hahn.

Jim Barrett replanted the vineyard and installed winemaking equipment in the historic buildings and it began producing wines again in 1972. Four years later, the Chateau Montelena Chardonnay 1973 won first place in the Judgment of Paris and a bottle of that vintage is in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. James L. Jim Barrett is the owner of Chateau Montelena which won the Chardonnay competition of the Judgment of Paris wine tasting. ... A common vineyard. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Oak-aged Chardonnay is particularly popular in the United States. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Until 1976, France was generally regarded as having an unchallenged reputation as the foremost producer of the worlds best wines. ... The National Museum of American History is a museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution and located on the National Mall in Washington, DC. It opened in 1964 as the Museum of History and Technology. ...

See also

• Mike Grgich
• Great Chardonnay Showdown
• Napa Valley (Wine)
• California Wine

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References

• Chateau history

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