Napa Valley, California - Robert Mondavi - 2004 Trip

Moving inside the distillery, the eye travels over rows of huge containers used in processing the wine. A walk down a ramp leads from the tops of the huge barrels to the bottoms. Next comes an underground, temperature controlled warehouse size room filled with smaller barrels of aging wine. The guide explains parts of the process throughout the tour beginning with why the land is chosen for various types of grapes, how the grapes are crushed for different wines, how the wine is processed and aged, and finally bottled and sold. The $10.00 per person tour ends with a tasting in another cozy room with a tasting table. Our tasting included Fume Blanc 2001, Carneros Chardonnay 2001, Cabernet Savignon and Familia de Moscato Blanco 2001. All the wines were delicious. We came home with a bottle of the Chardonnay and 2 bottles of the Moscato Blanco. This was a tour and tasting well worth the time and money! Make the Robert Mondavi Winery a stop on your next visit to Napa Valley, and you won’t be disappointed.
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