Welcome to Napa Valley Sessions, a series of online courses covering a broad range of topics relevant to our beloved Napa Valley. Whether you are a seasoned professional, in the early stages of your career, or an avid wine enthusiast we have a class that is sure to pique your interest. With each complimentary class, participants can expect an in-depth exploration of each topic hosted by knowledgeable moderators that engage in conversation with local wine producers. We also offer online wine Enthusiast classes that help broaden knowledge, enjoyment, and love of wine. Whatever your fancy, we hope that you will join us for many Napa Valley Sessions to come.
Join us to witness the creation of a wine. Each year at the annual Premiere Napa Valley Auction, winemakers offer micro-lots of their absolute best wines -- top barrels, special blends and innovative cuvées .
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Don’t miss this chance to sip iconic wines at home and watch three Napa Valley vintners in a roundtable discussion with sommelier Sara d’Amato about this storied region and its celebrated wines. Plus, if you live in Ontario, get exclusive early access to a special Vintages online-only offer of 100-plus Napa Valley wines.
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Every vintage tells a story! Join us to listen to the story of the 2021 vintage as told by three harvest interns who are among the first to taste and touch the fruits of this year's harvest. Sommelier Femi Oyediran of Charleston's Graft Wine Shop & Bar will explore first impressions of year's wines with interns working under three of Napa Valley's top wineries: Evyn Cameron at Crocker&Starr, Chris Phelps at Inglenook and Steve Matthiasson at Matthiasson Wines.
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Join John Michael Morcilio of Urban Wine Tribe, as we build bridges between the wine industry and the world. In this discussion, we are going highlight the importance of knowing where a wine comes from, and how it benefits the consumer. We'll talk about everything from the soil to the people, and why Napa Valley wines is a vibe all its own!
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Has Napa Valley winemaking reached a new era of neoclassicism? Join wine critic James Suckling and his panel of six Napa Valley winemakers to discuss the quality, style and history of the 2018 vintage and if the year represents a new benchmark for America’s most famous wine region.
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With just a few weeks to go before many of the 2019 Napa Valley Cabernets currently aging in barrels will be put to bottle, Robert Parker Wine Advocate wine critic and editor-in-chief Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW offers a preview of the 2019 vintage.
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Napa’s newest vintage is indeed on the way and, despite the challenges, the 2020 Vintage will not be absent from the history book. Please join JebDunnuck.com’s founder, Jeb Dunnuck, and a panel of Napa Valley winemakers, to go through the 2020 growing season and discuss the vintage’s challenges and successes, as well as take a sneak peek at what you can expect from these young wines.
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Join us to explore how three wineries put their bold sustainability words into action. We'll discuss the rigor and substance behind Napa Green and other sustainability certifications, and why it is essential that conscientious businesses communicate with employees, customers and guests about how and what sustainability really is.
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What does it mean to be a sustainable winery? How does sustainability certification both complement and go beyond farming ethics like organic? While traditional organic certification focuses on eliminating the use of synthetic inputs, we'll discuss the broader goals and standards of genuine sustainability. Building...
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Join this session to take a tour of Napa Valley's diverse viticultural subregions. This webinar is specifically designed for importers, agents and their sales teams. In this session, we'll break through the complexity to help you understand what you can expect from wines from different part of the Napa Valley.
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Join this session to you’ll learn typical styles of Napa Valley’s most widely planted varieties so that you know what to expect when you work with these wines in the market. This webinar is specifically designed for importers, agents and their sales teams.
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Join a dynamic discussion of some of Napa Valley's top, next generation female winemakers and vintners to explore the leading lady winemakers who paved the way for today's generation.
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Regardless of whether you currently sell Napa Valley wines or are looking to add them to your portfolio, Napa Valley Rocks is an indispensable tool to help you sell more wines. During this interactive session targeted specifically to importers and agents, you’ll learn about our region’s soils, climate, people and history as well as helpful tips to help you talk about the Napa Valley. We'll help you understand our wines, answers tough questions and become a Napa Valley ambassador.
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Join Antonio Galloni (Vinous) to for a discussion on the unexplored side of Napa Valley. Despite its reputation for world-class Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley is one of the most diverse wine regions in the world growing more than 40 different grape varieties.
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Antonio Galloni (Vinous) explores wineries in the southeastern corner of Napa Valley. Centered around the AVAs of Stags Leap and Coombsville, this area is closer to San Pablo Bay and exhibits more marine influence than AVAs further north.
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Rutherford is home to a number of wineries and vineyards that established Napa Valley’s reputation as a premium region for growing wine grapes. Antonio Galloni (Vinous) will be joined by current stalwarts of Rutherford’s winemaking tradition in conversation about this unique and historic slice of Napa Valley.
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In this masterclass, Antonio Galloni (Vinous) discusses Oakville with several of the winemakers who know the land like none other. Lying in the heart of the region, Oakville encompasses historic sites that helped define Napa Valley as we know it today.
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Antonio Galloni (Vinous) leads a discussion with winemakers who represent the "next generation" at the helm of some of the most respected wineries in the Napa Valley. They will explore wines from some of their favorite historic vintages and share how they have influenced their approach to winemaking.
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Join Master of Wine Martin Reyes for an indepth look at winemaking in the Napa Valley including a first take on 2020 vintage wines, a discussion of innovation and technology in the the winery and sustainability efforts.
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Join Master of Wine Amy Christine for an indepth look at viticulture in the Napa Valley, a discussion of innovation and technology in the the vineyards and sustainability efforts.
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Join Master of Wine Martin Reyes to explore concrete examples of how wineries in Napa Valley are taking climate action. Throughout our history, vintners in the Napa Valley have set the highest industry standard of land use and management designed to preserve our agricultural heritage and way of life.
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Join Food & Wine Magazine editor Ray Isle to explore the depths of food and Napa Valley wine pairing with three renowned Napa Valley Chefs: Christopher Kostow of the Restaurant at Meadowood and Charter Oak, John McConnell of Clif Family Winery and Jammir Gray of Compline Wine Bar.
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For the second night of "A Quest for Premiere Napa Valley", Alder Yarrow is joined by Gary Fisch of Gary's Wine & Marketplace in New Jersey and California, Aaron Pott of Saint Helena Winery and Katie Leonardini of Whitehall Lane.
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The essence of Premiere Napa Valley is the pursuit for some of Napa Valley’s rarest and most valuable wines. Each wine is an expression of a place and a winemaker’s passion, offered in quantities of 240 bottles or less to wine collectors around the world.
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There's a reason that Napa Valley now boasts 16 distinct American Viticultural Areas. The valley's diversity of soils, microclimates, and topology make for a rich variety of growing sites...
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Cabernet Sauvignon is Napa Valley’s most planted grape variety, but it was not always so. Join Vanessa Conlin MW as she takes us on a journey of discovery about how the Napa Valley region fell in love with Cabernet Sauvignon...
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