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Silent Saturday - Autumn Vineyard In Carneros / Napa Valley Wine Country

Starmont Winery (Merryvale) - Napa / Carneros, CA

Starmont Winery (although not open to the public) was open to Carneros Harvest Passport Experience ticket holders last Saturday (10/17/2009) and that was where we started our Carneros region winery tour. Starmont Winery is located on Stanly Lane, right off the Carneros Hwy at Highway 29 in Napa. Starmont and Merryvale wines were being poured at the Carneros location by Starmont Winery's Vineyard Manager, Remi Cohen.

Starmont Winery in the Carneros region of Napa had a cheese platter, figs, strawberries and goodies from Whole Foods Market for us...yummy! We tasted five different Merryvale and/or Starmont wines from the Napa Valley and Carneros regions:

- 2008 Starmont Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc ($18)

- 2007 Merryvale Carneros Chardonnay ($35)

- 2008 Merryvale Carneros Pinot Noir ($35)

- 2007 Merryvale Napa Valley Syrah ($35)

- 2006 Merryvale Napa Valley Profile ($135)

I thoroughly enjoyed Merryvale's Sauvignon Blanc and the Chardonnay, but the real winner was the Profile, a Bordeaux blend (80% Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc) that ended up being my absolute favorite wine of the Carneros Harvest Passport Experience!

Starmont Winery - NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
1451 Stanly Lane
Napa, CA 94559
merryvale.com

Carneros Harvest Passport Experience - Napa/Sonoma Wine Country, California (Carneros Region, CA)

The Carneros Wine Alliance (CWA) is hosting the first Carneros Harvest Passport Experience this Saturday...and some wineries will be pouring to the public for the first time!

What: The First Carneros Harvest Passport Experience

When: October 17, 2009 (10 am - 4 pm)

Where: Carneros region (Sonoma and Napa counties)

Admission: $49/advance, $59/at the door

Info: Carneros Wine Alliance, 707-253-2678

Admission includes a Carneros Passport wine glass, wristband and a map of all the wineries participating in this event.

Here is a list of all the CWA wineries that are participating in the Carneros Harvest Passport:

1. Acacia - 2750 Las Amigas Road, Napa, CA
2. Adastra - 2545 Las Amigas Road, Napa, CA
3. Bouchaine Vineyards - 1075 Buchli Station Road, Napa, CA
4. Buena Vista Carneros - 18000 Old Winery Road, Sonoma, CA
5. Ceja Vineyards - 1019 Las Amigas Road, Napa, CA
6. Clos du Val (pouring @ Carneros Vineyard) - Old Sonoma Road & Buhman Avenue, Napa, CA
7. Cuvaison Carneros Estate Wines (pouring @ Carneros Tasting Room) - 1221 Duhig Road, Napa, CA
8. Crazy Flower Wines (pouring @ Merryvale Starmont/Carneros) - 1451 Stanly Lane, Napa, CA
9. Donum Estate (pouring at the Ramal Road Vineyard) - 24520 Ramal Road, Sonoma, CA
10. Etude Wines - 1250 Cuttings Wharf Road, Napa, CA
11. Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards - 21355 Carneros Highway 121, Sonoma, CA
12. Highway 12 - 498 First Street East (@ Sonoma Plaza), Sonoma, CA
13. Macrostie Winery - 21481 Eighth Street East, Ste 25, Sonoma, CA
14. Merryvale/Starmont (pouring @ Starmont/Carneros) - 1451 Stanly Lane, Napa, CA
15. Nicholson Ranch - 4200 Napa Road, Sonoma, CA
16. Patz & Hall (pouring @ Sonoma Winery) - 21684 Eighth Street East, Bldg C, Ste 200, Sonoma, CA
17. Saintsbury - 1500 Los Carneros Avenue, Napa, CA
18. Schug Carneros Estate Wines - 602 Bonneau Road, Sonoma, CA