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OCTOBER 12, 2012 FREE Turn left and go back 100 years ... PAGE 20 YOUR GUIDE TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WINE, THINGS TO DO & EVENTS BERINGER ANDRETTI VINEYARDS WINERY AND PAGE 22 PAGE 24 WOVEN CHRISTOPHER SONOMA NEW! GLASS AT CREEK’S VALLEY DINING RASGALLERIES FALL FEST RESERVE DIRECTORY PAGE 38 PAGE 50 PAGE 62 PAGES 85 & 86 PAGE 26 WiNE COuNTRY THiS WEEK Published Weekly Since 1981 More than 1,000 distribution points – Read by more than 2 million people annually www.winecountrythisweek.com 669 Broadway, Suite B • Sonoma, CA 95476 P.O. 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Pick up a copy of WINE COUNTRY THIS MONTH: CENTRAL COAST or download the current issue at www.winecountrythismonth.com 2 www.WineCountryThisWeek.com WiNE COuNTRY THiS WEEK Look for us on Facebook and become a Fan! 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS | WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK OCTOBER 12, 2012 | ISSUE 39, VOLUME 31 54 24 38 WINE REGIONS FEATURES REGULARS 31 | SUISUN VALLEY 20 | POPE VALLEY WINERY 6 | WINE COUNTRY DEALS & DISCOUNTS 32 | NAPA VALLEY Turn left and go back 100 years. 8 | NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MAP Napa Valley Wineries Map, 44-45 22 | BERINGER VINEYARDS Downtown Napa Map, 34 Oldest continuously operating winery in the Napa Valley 10 | WINEOLOGY By Len Napolitano St. Helena Map, 35 Why do wineglasses come in a variety of shapes? | Calistoga, 36-37 24 TASTING ROOM OF THE WEEK: ANDRETTI WINERY 12 | CALENDAR OF EVENTS Yountville, 38-39 Where exciting options await at any speed Napa Valley, 12 46 | SONOMA COUNTY Sonoma County, 14 26 | ON THE COVER: NAPA CELLARS & MÉNAGE À TROIS Sonoma County Wineries Map, 46-47 Lake/Mendocino Counties, 17 Russian River Area Wineries Map, 48 Great wines, an awesome gift shop, knowledgeable, helpful staff and picnic grounds, too! Bay Area, 18 Geyserville Wineries Map, 48 Santa Clara, Santa Cruz & Monterey Counties, 18 Downtown Healdsburg Map, 50 38 | RASGALLERIES, YOUNTVILLE Central California, 19 Sonoma Valley Wineries Map, 60 Meet Woven Glass Artist, William Zweifel Solano County, 19 Sonoma Plaza Map, 63 50 | CHRISTOPHER CREEK WINERY’S FALL FEST 30 | WINE COUNTRY LODGING Glen Ellen & Kenwood Map, 64 Taste how these award-winning wines 66 | MENDOCINO & LAKE COUNTIES have developed over the years 73 | WINERY LISTINGS Lake & Mendocino Counties Map, 66 54 | WINEMAKER PROFILE: RICK SAYRE Napa Valley, 73 68 | LIVERMORE VALLEY Rodney Strong Vineyards Sonoma County, 77 Livermore Valley Map, 68 Monterey, Santa Cruz & Santa Clara Counties, 81 69 | TREASURE ISLAND 62 | SONOMA VALLEY RESERVE Lake & Mendocino Counties, 82 70 | SANTA CLARA, SANTA CRUZ & MONTEREY COUNTIES Tour the hidden gems of Sonoma Valley Suisun Valley, 83 Monterey Bay/Santa Cruz Mountains Map, 70 72 | PINOT NOIR CLONAL TASTING AT TASTE MORGAN Yolo County, 83 Salinas Valley Wineries Map, 72 Sample four 2010 vintage Pinot Noir clones Bay Area/Livermore, 84 4 www.WineCountryThisWeek.com WiNE COuNTRY THiS WEEK Follow us on Twitter @WineCountryTW 5 WiNE COuNTRY THiS WEEK Wine Country Deals & Discounts NApA vALLEY 5 | ANdRETTi WiNERY 2 for 1 tasting with ad 35 | BALdACCi viNEYARdS 2 for 1 tasting with ad 29 | BERiNgER viNEYARdS 2 for 1 tasting in the Rhine House w/ad 5 | CALiFORNiA WiNE TOuRS Special price on tours and tastings 37 | CALiSTOgA BALLOONS vip package 37 | duTCH HENRY WiNERY 10% off purchase with ad 23 | ETudE WiNERY 2 for 1 tasting with ad 3 | gOLdEN HAvEN discounts on Couples mud Bath/Spa getaway 34 | HAgAFEN CELLARS Free tasting for 2 with ad 39 | JESSup CELLARS Tasting fee waived with purchase 41 | LOuiS m. mARTiNi WiNERY 2 for 1 tasting with ad 37 | OLd FAiTHFuL gEYSER $1 off with ad 7 | REATA 2 for 1 tasting with ad 88 | RuTHERFORd HiLL WiNERY 10% off your purchase with ad 39 | SOmERSTON WiNE CO. 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San Francisco 48 1 hr in your own car, with your own driver Monterey 73 1hr 20mins A better, safer way to tour Los Angeles 340 5hrs 30mins and taste in the Wine Country Book a driver at 8 destinationdrivers.com Follow us on Twitter @WineCountryTW or call 707-293-8137 WiNE COuNTRY THiS WEEK Sign up for our email newsletter at www.WineCountryThisWeek.com 9 INTELLIGENCE fOR THE WINE CONSUMER by Len Napolitano Why do wineglasses come in a variety of shapes? There is an art and science to designing the proper wineglass. When Noir, is one with a slightly wider bowl than that for white wine, and with served at the proper temperature, the best qualities of a wine will come a rim that delivers the wine into the palate with precision. This type of forward when served in a glass that is designed to bring out the best in glass emphasizes the fruit flavors of the wine as much as its aromas. Some that particular wine. I learned this firsthand from a demonstration by will have a taller than average bowl to help direct the wine to the tip of Riedel Glass, an Austrian glass manufacturer widely acknowledged to be the tongue as it enters the mouth, where its fruitiness will be detected one of, if not the world’s leading wineglass producers. first. The aim here is to balance the flavor and texture of the wine as the Their philosophy is simple. The content of the glass determines the initial sensations of the wine are experienced. Heavier red wines, like shape. And for each wine style, from light, acidic white wines to full- Cabernet Sauvignon need the largest bowl of all in order to mix as much bodied reds with high alcohol levels, and everything in between, Riedel wine as possible with air and allow you to stick your nose inside the glass has a wineglass to fit it. to fully appreciate the wine’s bouquet. This shape will bring out the most The difference between tasting wine from an inappropriate glass and in these big red wines, which, in general, tend to have more complexity one designed for that particular wine is an eye-opening experience. From and more intense flavors than other wines. the moment you stick your nose inside the glass, to savoring the wine’s Dessert Wines: Because dessert wines are meant for sipping very finish, the right wineglass will help define the true aroma and flavors of small quantities at a time, these glasses will have very small bowls.