it with an austere Chablis. For SB, try a light fruity Clos du Val Ariadne (actually a blend of SB and Semillon) and compare it with a Tour des Gendres Bergerac Sec (same blend, different flavor!). Sounds like a fun experiment....

% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 2% Malbec, 1% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc . . . see what the difference is . . . or not . . . — 2005 Clos du Val Cabernet Sauvignon, 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 3%...

Hello everyone, For my friend’s Bachelorette party, I’m taking a group of 7 ladies to Napa Valley this Saturday. It’s going to be a first trip to Napa for everyone except for me. I have only been to Mondavi,...

. Helena (about 20 min. from downtown Napa) and both delicious. Villa Corona in Napa and St.Helena is great for authentic, cheap, Mexican food. Brix and Bistro don Giovanni are delicious. Be sure to visit Clos du Val Winery.

on.) The limited wine list has a couple decent deals, none of them cheap — the $45 Mondavi or Clos du Val complement the meat perfectly. Best, Patrick Link: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/140696#752108

Clos du Val 1996 cabernet sauvignon on sale at the Oakland GO this weekend for $14 – this retails for something like $80. Excellent. Also saw the Spam pack and the create-a-chips.

Clos du Val is our favorite winery. Wonderful, informed, friendly staff in the tasting room. Domaine Chandon is beautiful for tours and champagne tasting—close to Mustards, as well. Auberge has a beautiful view of the...

. Not far on the left you will find ZD wines, Pine Ridge, Stag’s Leap, Clos du Val. On the right you will be going towards Duckhorn But most of these are pricy wineries. The great wine area close to Sacramento is located East:...

vintages prior to 2000 that are a) still available, and b) under $30. The following Napa Cabernets are all available under $30, and are listed alphabetically. Beaulieu Vineyards - "Rutherford" Buehler Charles Krug Clos du Val Conn...

we tasted amazing wines at : Clos du Val Heitz Trefethen Cakebread Silver Oak Opus One Phelps I look forward to further discussion on California wines and Napa Valley area wineries.

The two on the Silverado Trail... north of Trancas? I think I’ve noticed them on the way up to Clos du Val. Think I’m going to have to do some berry buying tomorrow.

time – not drenched in a very tasty orange viniagrette. Entrees were tuna for Ken and salmon for me – both very nice. And the Clos du Val zin was a nice bottle too. :-) Coffee was very good for an Italian restaurant....

is Honig, Peju, Quintessa, Clos Du Val, and Cliff Lede 3. Do a 3:00 tour at Etude – sounds like my kind of reds 4. Domaine Carneros for a tasting 5. Downtown Napa, dinner somewhere I should add, in terms of our taste in wine we...

Sinskey (cool culinary tasting which is by appt.) - Clos du Val (old world style, good for picnics, play some bocce) - Shafter (tastings by appt. only M-F and costs around $50, but well worth it)

and served over southern biscuit stuffing… YUM! The stuffing was the consistency of mashed potatoes and delicious and the trout was mild yet flavorful and the bacon, well… everything is made better with bacon! Course #3 was...