The result is some of the best wine the world produces — and with greatness often comes high prices. Napa Valley wines are no exception. Its premier quality, desirable origins, and relative scarcity drive prices to the upper echelons of the US wine market. Napa Valley possesses a very rare environmental profile: a near-perfect Mediterranean-style climate. This exceptional climate features warm summers, mild winters, and minimal rain. Beyond being an appealing clime for tourism and recreation, this temperate weather provides wine grapevines with an extensive and ideal growing season.
Temperatures in the valley change sharply throughout the day, with the evening dipping as much as 30 degrees below the warmest temperature of the day. This shift in temperature nurtures the wine grape during the growing process.
Later in the process, this sugar will ferment into alcohol. The chill of foggy mornings gives the grapes the opportunity to rest and protect the acid within. Microclimates in Napa Valley can swing up to 10 degrees from one another from the northernmost region to the southern portions.
Such a range of climate helps cultivate a wide array of wine grape varietals. This unique nook of California is home to a miscellany of rich soils. Cellar Life years. Petit Verdot. Decant Time 1 hour. Cabernet Franc. Dry Chili Pepper. Petite Sirah. Sugar Plum. Black Pepper. Black Coffee. Pinot Gris. White Peach. Lemon Zest. Raw Almond. Cured Meat. Red Plum. Vanilla Bean. Strawberry Preserves. Decant Time 30 min. Pinot Noir. Darjeeling Tea. Yellow Apple. Citrus Blossom. More All there is to know about Napa Valley wines.
View All. Sauvignon Blanc Napa's new white wine paradigm Read More. In general, Sauvignon Blanc tends to give light- to medium-bodied wines with vibrant acidity. In a rebranding effort in , Robert Mondavi created a double-identity for Sauvignon Blanc. The wines are brightly acidic with fine tannins and mixed red and black fruit flavors.
Some styles show violet or cedar notes and a spicy character. These days, 9 percent of Napa County is under vine. The region is home to wineries and 95 percent of them are family-owned. Producers remain devoted to their signature Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay wines. They continue to create many of the highest quality and most collectible wines in America. But Napa also has a long history of being a hotbed for experimentation.
Napa Valley is also a leader in environmental efforts to protect its land through sustainable agricultural practices, conservation easements and other land preservation programs, and green business practices in the wineries. Nearly 90 percent of Napa County is under protection from development.
Each year, Napa Green certified wineries produce more than 7 million cases of wine. Cannabis growers are already making land grabs all over Northern California. Meanwhile, some winemakers are considering the financial benefits of adding marijuana to their agricultural products. While competition is likely to crop up as the two industries vie for consumer attention, seasonal workers, and real estate, there are also opportunities for collaboration.
Expect to see marijuana-infused wines coming onto the market as well as wine and weed pairings and marijuana tourism staking a claim in wine country. Map of Napa Valley, California. Illustration by Jeff Quinn. The most moderate temperatures are found in the Carneros region, which is cooled by marine breezes that sweep through the Golden Gate and across San Pablo Bay.
Farther up the valley, the Pacific Ocean exerts less influence: temperatures are warmer in the summer and cooler in the winter, and rainfall is greater than in the south. Configuration of hills, exposure and elevation all work to create distinct growing conditions within the Napa Valley appellation.
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