From Horses to Wine

Today Lindsay and I got the opportunity to go do an educational tasting at a unique tasting room here in the Valley. The small winery is owned and run by only one guy. His business model is awesome and is based on his relationships with his customers. It is very exclusive because he wants his business to stay small and to be able to keep in touch with all of his customers. In order to purchase the wine, he must meet you in person first. Every part of his business is based around what he would want as a customer. He turned what use to be a horse stable into his tasting room. It feels like home inside with a fireplace and big comfy couches. There is also a full kitchen for the personal chef to cook a meal for visitors if they would like. It is a pretty cool place!

He also gave us information about how he went about starting his own business and about viticulture, which is the cultivation of grapevines. He planted a show vineyard outside of the tasting room to be able to explain the grape growing process to his customers. Lindsay and I got a chance to go out into the vineyard and learn the basics of viticulture from him.

Before I came to the Napa Valley I never realized how much there is to learn about wine and all the variables that play apart in making a great wine. The people here say learning about wine is like learning a new language and that is what I am coming to realize. Once I think I have learned something, someone else comes along and gives me more information about that same thing! I cannot believe how much I am learning. It has been such a great learning experience so far!