Napa valley winery recommendations

[Tom_Gibson]

@T. Altmayer

@Mark Y

@T. Altmayer

Paloma and Herb Lamb fit your description. Family owned, tasting at winemakers/owners house, great wines and priced under $60. Paloma is mostly Merlot and Herb Lamb Cab and Sauv Blanc. Jennifer at HL is the best host in the Valley.

Herb lamb is under $60??? Where?

The Herb Lamb Two Old Dogs is $55 a bottle, one of the great wine values in Napa. You don’t always have to buy a winery’s highest price wine when you visit. The HL is awfully good, but I’d rather have 3 of the Two Old Dogs. Last time I was there, bought a mixed case of the Two Old Dogs Cab and Sav Blanc and couldn’t have been happier.

As a counterpoint, I think Two Old Dogs is significantly overpriced and that HL’s Cab price is more palatable for the juice.

[Jeff_Rosenberg]

@David H.

@Jeff Rosenberg

Thanks for all the suggestions. So far we have Smith-Madrone and Vincent Arroyo on Saturday. Sunday will be Pride at 10:30, then Keenan at noon. That should cover the Spring Mountain area. We have time for an additional appointment later Sunday afternoon. Still thinking about this.

An hour and a half may not be enough between appointments. We visited Pride in December and we were a group of four and our tasting went 90+ minutes. You may want to consider pushing that Keenan appointment back 30 minutes if you can.

Isn’t Keenan just a couple miles down the road from Pride? I think that Pride had a 10:00 slot available. Their websit indicates that a tasting appointment lasts ~ 60 minutes.

[David_Hay]

@Jeff Rosenberg

@David H.

@Jeff Rosenberg

Thanks for all the suggestions. So far we have Smith-Madrone and Vincent Arroyo on Saturday. Sunday will be Pride at 10:30, then Keenan at noon. That should cover the Spring Mountain area. We have time for an additional appointment later Sunday afternoon. Still thinking about this.

An hour and a half may not be enough between appointments. We visited Pride in December and we were a group of four and our tasting went 90+ minutes. You may want to consider pushing that Keenan appointment back 30 minutes if you can.

Isn’t Keenan just a couple miles down the road from Pride? I think that Pride had a 10:00 slot available. Their websit indicates that a tasting appointment lasts ~ 60 minutes.

I’m not sure how far apart they are, I’m just speaking from experience as to how long our tasting took. All tastings include a cave tour and a walk of the property. My wife and I were part of a group of four plus our host and we went spent 90 minutes tasting and touring.

[Merrill_Lindquist]

@T. Altmayer

@Mark Y

@T. Altmayer

Paloma and Herb Lamb fit your description. Family owned, tasting at winemakers/owners house, great wines and priced under $60. Paloma is mostly Merlot and Herb Lamb Cab and Sauv Blanc. Jennifer at HL is the best host in the Valley.

Herb lamb is under $60??? Where?

The Herb Lamb Two Old Dogs is $55 a bottle, one of the great wine values in Napa. You don’t always have to buy a winery’s highest price wine when you visit. The HL is awfully good, but I’d rather have 3 of the Two Old Dogs. Last time I was there, bought a mixed case of the Two Old Dogs Cab and Sav Blanc and couldn’t have been happier.

Herb Lamb has a tasting room in downtown St. Helena now.

[k_i_r_k_crow]

@Bud Carey

If you have any more time on Spring mountain, see if you can connect with Terra Valentine.

this is good idea. Joe the sales guy is top notch

[BenCo]

Venge Vineyards. Beautiful tasting room with great wines most of which are in your price range. They are limited to 20 visitors per day so reservations are needed in advance. It’s the only wine club I joined after multiple Napa/Sonoma visits.

[Chris_Atkins]

You should try and schedule a Sunday appointment with Corison. They may still have their 2013 Cabernet available which from the sound of your preference “not full on fruit bombs” a “perfect fit”. This is indeed a thought provoking and structured Cabernet! I have these in my cellar, could be as good as anything I have.