Barrel tasting
Every true wine enthusiast wants to be
invited to a Napa Valley barrel tasting. It’s a lot like other wine tastings, except
all the wines come straight from the barrel.
Experts try the results of last year’s grape harvest now and guess how good
the wine will be when it’s in the bottle. If you’re starting your own wine
collection, you’ll definitely want to go to some barrel tastings and find out
what you should be saving room for. You might also get the chance to buy a wine
future at a discount. This is a lot like any other futures contract — you agree
to buy a certain number of bottles of wine once the wine has been bottled. By agreeing
to the purchase ahead of time, you save money on the wine.
Barrel tastings at a St.
Helena vineyard
Anderson’s
Conn Valley Vineyards in Napa Valley, a 10-minute drive from downtown St.Helena, holds tastings in its barrel caves, where current releases and library
wines may be sampled. Tastings are $65, but one tasting fee can be waived by
joining their wine club or making a $100 purchase.
An
example of a library wine that might be available at an Anderson’s Conn Valley
wine tasting is the 2009 Èloge. This dark ruby red wine, born from a
particularly mild year, has a deep, full, layered aroma of cedar, cigar box and
crème de cassis, with hints of red currant, violets, spice and toast. Its
flavor is deep, full and layered, tasting of concentrated dark fruit, spice and
mocha. Club members save $25 on the ’12 Èloge. Join today.
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