Looking to buy wine this holiday season? Napa Valley offers world class wines for the person who has everything. This year, Napa Valley wineries are making it easier by using the hashtag #napavalleyholiday when sharing ideas for holiday gift giving, so be sure to check out that hashtag in Social Media. We have also listed a few ideas (and 1 tip) below. From Premiere Napa Valley - the rarest wines that Napa Valley makes - to opportunities to come to events in the Napa Valley, there are many options from Napa Valley for the wine enthusiast in your life:
1 Pick up a copy of NAPA Magazine for free at your local small wine shop
Twice a year we publish NAPA Magazine and send it out to wine shops all over the country to give out free to their customers. With the latest news, articles on winemaking and his is a great stocking stuffer for a wine lover in your life (plus, it's free!). You can find a list of retailers who carry NAPA Magazine here.
2 Premiere Napa Valley - The rarest wine Napa Valley makes
Each year, more than 100 Napa Valley winemakers craft their finest, most innovative wines exclusively for Premiere Napa Valley. The limited-edition nature of the wines allows winemakers the leeway to be highly creative. They are produced in micro-lots from as few as 60 and no more than 240 bottles. These wines can be found in a variety of places: a private club, an intimate wine bar, a local retailer or a nationwide wine store. Click here to search our new online marketplace for your Premiere Napa Valley buying options.
3 Perspective Napa Valley
A compelling visual telling of the Napa Valley story. New fine art photography book created in collaboration with Napa Valley Vintners. Within its pages, fine art photographer Sam Aslanian brings his unique and hauntingly beautiful use of long-expired, high-speed film to a coffee table book unlike any other about this special place we call home. Perspective Napa Valley captures scenes of life in Napa Valley in both photographs and chapter essays: from culture, history and civic life to the bucolic towns and vintner community, as well as the geology, climate and geography that make this place so perfect for the growing of fine wine grapes. More details about this amazing book can be found here.
Perspective Napa Valley captures scenes of life in Napa Valley in both photographs and chapter essays: from culture, history and civic life to the bucolic towns and vintner community, as well as th...
4 A tip to shopping locally for Napa Valley wine
You can almost never go wrong with any vintage from Napa Valley. But we do know that sometimes it can be a little overwhelming while shopping for wine for your holiday gatherings. So we have a 2 videos to help you with the vintages most likely to be in stores this holiday - the 2017s and 2018s. Hear about each vintage so you know what to expect as you purchase wines this season: