Episode 89 - 50 Years Later the Judgment of Paris Still Defines Napa

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of the Judgment of Paris on Napa Valley and recent trends in wine tasting and winemaking.

In today's episode, we discuss how Paso wineries team up to share tasting rooms, Napa pulls back on sky-high tasting fees, and winemaking expands into Scandinavia as Stag's Leap celebrates 50 years since the Judgment of Paris. We feature Stolpman Vineyards in Los Olivos, the Sleeper Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2021, and Cielo Morongo in Cabazon with $35 per person corkage and no limit. Get 10% off your first purchase at The Caubleist using the code CORK10 at checkout! https://thecaubleist.com/ Wine News Round-Up: ♦️ Two Paso Robles Wineries to Share Tasting Room ♦️ Napa's $750 Tastings Are Out ♦️ As France Tears Out Grapevines, Winemaking Expands ♦️ Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Marks the 50th Anniversary Wine & Winery of the Week: ♦️ Stolpman Vineyards in Los Olivos, CA ♦️ Sleeper Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2021 Restaurant & Corkage of the Week: ♦️ Cielo Morongo in Cabazon, CA ♦️ Corkage is $35 Per Person / No Limit 📄 SHOW NOTES 📄 Read all the stories discussed on the show ♦️ 👇 SUBSCRIBE 👇 ️ ♦️ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIe5rOLf18ZllnhaZWWQt9A?sub_confirmation=1 ️ ♦️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/corkandjourney/ ️ ♦️ Facebook…

People in this episode

Host: Brett Martin

Topics covered

• Napa Valley
• Judgment of Paris
• wine tasting
• Paso Robles
• winemaking
• corkage fees

Keywords

• Napa
• Paso Robles
• Judgment of Paris
• wine tasting
• corkage fees
• Stag's Leap
• Stolpman Vineyards
• Sleeper Cabernet Sauvignon

Sponsors

The Caubleist

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Stolpman Vineyards, Cielo Morongo

Products: Sleeper Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2021

Places: Los Olivos, CA, Cabazon, CA

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