2006 WineBoard Excursion Ideas

[newsguy]

just got back from my working vacation, which started with six days tasting in napa/sonoma...

in napa valley, i'm sure i could set up a private tasting with mark neal of neal family vineyards. he's on top of howell mountain. and if the group isn't too large, i bet i could set up a barrel tasting of the wines of karl lawrence and sequoia grove in rutherford. if you haven't already tasted the neal and karl lawrence wines, you absolutely should; world class reds at reasonable prices. and if the group is large (8-10 or more), i bet i could set up a private barrel tasting in the caves with dave del dotto in downtown napa. he makes some pretty nice wines, and the tasting is a great exercise in seeing the effects of different oak on wines (sorry bucko).

regardless, i'm definitely interested in a napa/sonoma offline next year, and i could already be living out on the west coast by then myself.

[This message has been edited by newsguy (edited 09-06-2005).]