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Napa Valley is widely considered one of the top wine regions in California, and all of the United States with a history dating back to the nineteenth century. The Mediterranean climate and geography of the valley along with the surrounding hills and mountains are conducive to growing wine grapes. Several microclimates exist within the area due to various weather and geographical influences. The open southern end of the valley floor is cooler during the growing season due to the proximity of San Pablo Bay while the sheltered, closed northern end is often much warmer. The valley floor is flanked by the Mayacamas Mountain Range on the western and northern sides while the Vaca Mountain Range is on the eastern side. Several smaller valleys also exist within these two ranges. The floor of the main valley gradually rises from sea level at the southern end to 362 feet above sea level at the northern end in Calistoga at the foot of Mount St. Helena. The eastern side of the valley tends to be more arid due to the fact that winter storms tend to drop much more precipitation on the western mountains and hills. The soil in the southern end of the valley consists mainly of sediments deposited by earlier advances and retreats of San Pablo Bay while the soil at the northern end of the valley contains a large volume of volcanic lava and ash. Several of the small hills that emerge from the middle of the valley floor near Yountville are indicators of the region's volcanic past. Napa Valley is most famous for its wine. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
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A Mediterranean climate is one that resembles those of the lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea. ...
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Weather is a term that encompasses phenomena in the atmosphere of a planet. ...
San Pablo Bay is a shallow tidal estuary that forms the northern extension of San Francisco Bay in northern California in the United States. ...
The Mayacmas Mountains are located in northwestern California in the United States. ...
Location in California Founded -Incorporated Jan. ...
Center of town Yountville is a town in Napa County, California, United States. ...
Early years In 1861 Charles Krug established Napa Valley's first commercial winery in St. Helena. Captain Gustave Niebaum established Inglenook Winery in 1879 near the village of Rutherford. This was the first Bordeaux style winery in the USA. Inglenook wínes won gold medals at the World's Fair of Paris in 1889. By the end of the nineteenth century there were more than one hundred and forty wineries in the area. Of those original wineries, several still exist in the valley today including Beringer Charles Krug, Chateau Montelena, Mayacamas, and Schramsburg. 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
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The Inglenook Winery produced estate bottled wines in Rutherford, California (Napa Valley) and was founded in 1879 by a Finnish Sea Captain Gustave Niebaum. ...
1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
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1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Wine Barrels A winery is a facility where fruit, usually grapes, is processed into wine. ...
Chateau Montelena is a Napa Valley winery first established in 1882. ...
Mayacamas Vineyards is a located in the Mayacamas Mountains between the Napa and Sonoma Valleys in California. ...
Prohibition and Phylloxera Viticulture in Napa suffered a setback when Prohibition in the United States was enacted across the country in 1920. Furthering the damage was caused by an infestation of the phylloxera root louse which killed many of the vines throught the valley. These two events caused many wineries to shut down and stalled the growth of the wine industry in Napa County, California for years. Following the Second World War, the wine industry in Napa began to thrive again. Prohibition enforced, as illustrated by a USPS stamp. ...
1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ...
Grape Phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae, family Phylloxeridae, superfamily Aphidoidea) is a serious pest of commercial grapevines worldwide, originally native to eastern North America. ...
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Napa Valley is most famous for its wine. ...
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Modern era André Tchelistcheff is generally credited with ushering in the modern era of winemaking in California. Beaulieu Vineyards (BV) founder and owner Georges de Latour hired Tchelisticheff in 1938. He introduced several new techniques and procedures to the region, such as aging wine in small French Oak barrels, cold fermentation, vineyard frost prevention, and malolactic fermentation. André Tchelistcheff (December 7, 1901 - April 5, 1994) was Americas most influential post-Prohibition winemaker. ...
Beaulieu Vineyard was established in 1900 in Napa Valley, Californiia. ...
1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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Malolactic fermentation is a process of fermentation where tart malic acid is converted to softer-tasting lactic acid. ...
Brother Timothy; a member of Congregation of Christian Brothers was also very instrumental in the creation of the modern wine industry in Napa. After an earlier career as a teacher, he transferred to the order's Mont La Salle located on Mount Veeder in the Mayacamas Mountains east of Napa in 1935 to become the wine chemist for the order's expanding wine operations. The Christian Brothers had grown grapes and made sacramental wine in Benicia, California during Prohibition, but decided to branch out into commercial production of wine and brandy after Prohibition ended. The science teacher was a fast learner and soon established Christian Brothers as one of the leading brands in the state's budding wine industry; Brother Timothy's smiling face in advertisements and promotional materials became one of the most familiar images for wine consumers across the country. The Congregation of Christian Brothers is a world-wide community of religious brothers of the Catholic church, founded by Blessed Edmund Rice. ...
1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Benicia is a city located in Solano County, California. ...
In 1965, Napa Valley icon Robert Mondavi broke away from his family's Charles Krug estate to found his own. It was the first new large scale winery to be established in the valley since before prohibition. Following the establishment of the Mondavi estate the number of wineries in the valley continued to grow, as did the region's reputation. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
Robert Gerald Mondavi (born June 18, 1913 in Virginia, Minnesota, United States) is a leading vineyard operator whose technical improvements and marketing strategies brought worldwide recognition for the wines of the Napa Valley in California. ...
In 1976 the region got an enormous boost from the results of the famous Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, which featured a Napa Valley Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon besting several famous French labels in a blind tasting format. The results of this tasting cemented the region's reputation as being able to produce world class wines. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...
French wines were generally believed by most people to be the very best wines in the world until 1976. ...
Oak-aged Chardonnay is particularly popular in the United States. ...
Cabernet Sauvignon is a variety of red grape mainly used for wine production, and is, along with Chardonnay, one of the most widely-planted of the worlds noble grape varieties. ...
A second outbreak of phylloxera was discovered in the valley in 1983 in a vineyard planted with AxR1 rootstock. Many growers seized upon this outbreak and used it as an opportunity to switch to varieties that were better suited to the climate and soil. By the late 1990's nearly 75% of the affected vineyards had been replanted with phylloxera resistant rootstock. The growers in the region are currently channeling their energy to battle the Glassy-winged sharpshooter; a non-native pest that carries Pierce's Disease. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
AxR1 is a grape rootstock once widely used in California viticulture. ...
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The Glassy-winged sharpshooter (Homalodisca coagulata) is a large leafhopper insect from the family Cicadellidae. ...
Binomial name Xylella fastidiosa Xylella fastidiosa is a Gamma Proteobacteria that is an important plant pathogen, causing several plant diseases including phoney peach disease in the southern United States, oleander leaf scorch and Pierces disease in California, and citrus X disease in Brazil. ...
Today Napa Valley features more than two hundred wineries and grows many different grape varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Zinfandel, and other popular varietals. The Valley is visited by as many as five million people each year, making it the second most popular tourist destination in the state, second only to Disneyland. Pinot Noir vines at Clos de Bèze, Gervey-Chambertin, on the Côte dOr, France Pinot noir is a variety of Vitis vinifera, the red grape used commonly in winemaking, and may also refer to wines produced predominantly from pinot noir grapes. ...
Merlot is a variety of wine grape used to create a popular red wine. ...
Zinfandel, also known as Zin, is a red-skinned wine grape popular in California for its intense fruitiness and lush texture. ...
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- Atlas Peak
- Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley
- Oakville
- Carneros
- Rutherford
- Chiles Valley
- Spring Mountain District
- Diamond Mountain District
- St. Helena
- Howell Mountain
- Stags Leap District
- Mount Veeder
- Wild Horse Valley
- Yountville
An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a delimited grape-growing region distinguishable by geographic features, with boundaries defined by the United States governments Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). ...
Napa Valley wineries (partial list)
 Napa Valley contains many vineyards, such as this one.
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Beaulieu Vineyard was established in 1900 in Napa Valley, Californiia. ...
Chateau Montelena is a Napa Valley winery first established in 1882. ...
Clos Du Val Winery was founded by two men who were born into the French wine business, John Goelet and Bernard Portet. ...
Freemark Abbey Winery, located in Californias Napa Valley, traces its roots to 1886. ...
Goosecross Cellars is a winery located in the city of Yountville in Napa Valley, California. ...
Grgich Hills Cellar is a winery located in Californias Napa Valley. ...
Heitz Wine Cellars is a winery in California’s Napa Valley with 350 acres of vineyards including its “Martha’s Vineyard†and Bella Oaks Vineyard,†each with a unique terroir. ...
Mayacamas Vineyards is a located in the Mayacamas Mountains between the Napa and Sonoma Valleys in California. ...
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Robert Gerald Mondavi (born June 18, 1913 in Virginia, Minnesota, United States) is a leading vineyard operator whose technical improvements and marketing strategies brought worldwide recognition for the wines of the Napa Valley in California. ...
Main fountains at the Rubicon Estate Winery The Rubicon Estate Winery (formerly Niebaum-Coppola) is located in Rutherford, CA (Napa Valley), on a portion of the historic property first acquired in 1879 by a Finnish Sea Captain Gustave Niebaum, founder of the Inglenook Winery. ...
The Inglenook Winery produced estate bottled wines in Rutherford, California (Napa Valley) and was founded in 1879 by a Finnish Sea Captain Gustave Niebaum. ...
Winery In the early 1970s, after a long-time romance with the Valley, owners Ron and Diane Miller chose to purchase land and move to Napas Stags Leap District. ...
Spring Mountain Vineyard is a 225 acre vineyard consisting of 135 different vineyard blocks scattered over the 845 acre estate in Californias Napa Valley. ...
Stags Leap Wine Cellars, not to be confused with Stags Leap Winery, is a Napa Valley winery established by Warren Winiarski in 1972. ...
Stags Leap Winery is in the Stags Leap viticultural area of Napa Valley, California. ...
Sterling Vineyards, located in Calistoga, California, is a large winery that achieved international recognition when it won first place in the Ottawa Wine Tasting of 1981. ...
Trefethen Vineyards was established in 1882 as Eshcol, a biblical word for “lush cluster of grapes. ...
References
See also In Roman mythology, Copia was the goddess of abundance. ...
California wine has a long and continuing history, and in recent decades has become recognized producing some of the worlds finest wine, matching the produce of the classic winemaking regions of France and, in some wine competitions, such as the historic Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, surpassing it. ...
Cult wines are those for which dedicated groups of committed enthusiasts will pay large sums of money. ...
The Napa Valley Wine Train is operated by the Napa Valley Railroad (AAR reporting mark NVRR). ...
Wine is an alcoholic beverage produced by the fermentation of the juice of fruits, usually grapes. ...
Digitally colored elevation map of California The geography of California is rich and diverse. ...
The Coast Ranges of California constitute one of the eleven traditional geomorphic provinces of California. ...
External links - NapaValley.com WineCountry portal for Napa Valley
- Napa Valley Vintners Association
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