Napa wine tastings for my wife

nburglin · October 25, 2019, 7:28pm

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Schramsberg top wines and cheese pairing is the best brunch tasting in Napa. . . .

I have not done this but I have heard from a lot of people that Schramsberg is a good visit. Same for Domaine Carneros, which I have also not done.

I recommend both, but they’re very different. Schramsberg is kind of old and grizzly looking with some neat old-build house buildings, but when you go inside, it’s into a room on the edge of their caves and looks and feels like it. The tasting area is quaint and nice, but nothing like Carneros, which is built like a gaudy chateau. Even so, the patio area at Carneros is really lovely, and sitting out there in perfect weather drinking a flight of their good stuff is pretty enjoyable. Schramsberg’s location gives you much better access to the valley, though. You could do a 10:00 tour, then hit lunch somewhere nearby and be right in St. Helena. Gotta drive for Carneros.

I’ve done Domaine Carneros (and am now a member because my fiancèe is obsessed), but seeing all the good reviews about Schramsberg we’ll have to make a point to stop there next time we’re around!

Tammy_V · October 30, 2019, 3:13am

Domaine Carneros is a gorgeous place with awesome bubbly. Classy, elegant. Another beauty not far away is Artesa. Cheers!

Robert.A.Jr · November 12, 2019, 12:38am

Wtf. No Pinot. And she said, “I don’t recall buying this.” Lol. I ask no questions.

Merrill_Lindquist · November 12, 2019, 12:46am

It was HER trip…but yes, that is kind of strange.

Chris_Seiber · November 12, 2019, 3:21pm

What’s the alcohol on that Chardonnay?

Steve_Crawford · November 12, 2019, 4:14pm

labeled or actual?

Robert.A.Jr · November 12, 2019, 4:53pm

14.7%

Chris_Seiber · November 12, 2019, 6:00pm

I’ve seen many WS chards at over 15%, which is really weird considering their house style for reds.

DanielP · November 12, 2019, 6:17pm

So that’s who buys WS Gruner…

Chris_Seiber · November 12, 2019, 7:04pm

Robert_M_yers · November 13, 2019, 2:26am

You know they have like 37 bottlings, I would definitely be expecting more.

Robert.A.Jr · November 13, 2019, 2:30am

Pissing my pants. I was like, WTF. She doesn’t recall it either. #partygirls.

David_Glasser · November 13, 2019, 4:03am

I’m trying that line the next time a box arrives.
Like tomorrow.

DianaParr · September 16, 2020, 8:18pm

Looks like your wife does have a man who appreciates her. My husband hasn’t given me such surprises in a long time. Moreover, he wants to divorce me, so I’m desperate. He said that his love for me had passed. But love doesn’t stop for anybody. “True love doesn’t have a happy ending. It doesn’t have an ending at all”. So it was a fiction and he never loved me. Now I’m trying to come to my senses and read articles about how to cope with divorce. And I hope that one day I will meet someone who will love me and give me a wine tasting.