Form and function in Napa valley: modern and historic wineries are built on the same foundations
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An overview of the architectural delights of a few of the hundreds of wineries dotting Napa valley, some being there since the beginning of wine in the valley as symbols of wine's prominence and endurance, each having a story to tell is presented. Despite modernizations with new set-ups, these wineries combining form with function work on the same old principles of transforming grapes into wine using gravity flow to move wine, with no better preposition coming up is discussed.
Publication Name: The Wine Spectator
Subject: Food and beverage industries
ISSN: 0193-497X
Year: 2004
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Napa's top 50 Cabernets
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A list of Napa Valley's top 50 Cabernets from 14 vintages for the period of 1990 to 2003 is provided, some of which are Caymus Special Selection, Shafer Hillside Select, and Diamond Creek Red Rock Terrace. The quality-to-price ratio, retail price comparison of the vintages and 20 rising stars of Napa Cabernets including Sloan, Bond Melbury, Robert Foley Claret and Delectus Cuvee Julia are also presented.
Publication Name: The Wine Spectator
Subject: Food and beverage industries
ISSN: 0193-497X
Year: 2006
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Hot new wines from California: our guide to dazzling new discoveries from fledgling wineries up and down the state
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New wineries are continuously emerging all over California, many with outstanding products. Some are expansions by established estates, or wine makers branching out on their own, and others are by real newcomers, wine lovers who decided to grow their own.
Publication Name: The Wine Spectator
Subject: Food and beverage industries
ISSN: 0193-497X
Year: 1996
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