Winery Experiences: Savor SLD

⊠Vineyard to Vintner passholders are invited to “Savor SLD” with scrumptious wood-fired pizzas served alongside our 2018 Sauvignon Blanc, 2016 Soul Fire Cabernet Sauvignon, 2017 and 2007 vintages of our Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon, and a special taste of our flagship wine, Poetry. Jason Lede and Director of Vineyard Operations, Allison Cellini Wilson, will be on hand to share information about the estate and what makes the Stags Leap District a world-class growing region for Cabernet Sauvignon. Guests will relax in our picturesque Front Row outdoor lounge space, usually reserved for wine club members. Live music provided by solo guitarist Alec Furhman. Join us on Sunday, from 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m., for a memorable day of delicious food, music and some exceptional examples of Stags Leap District wines.

⊠V2V guests are invited to our beautiful hillside home to taste many of the Lindstrom Cabernets and Pinot Noirs. We will once again be serving Gerard's outstanding Paella along with the Lindstrom Nicali blend. This is the only time each year that we open up our property for tastings and we always love getting to host the V2V participants. We promise a fun day of exceptional wines, tasty food and beautiful views. Please join us on Sunday from 10:00 to 4:00.

Use Odette estate entrance and continue to the bottom of signed driveway. A shuttle will be provided to take you up the hill.

⊠We look forward to hosting you on this special Savor Sunday giving us this once a year opportunity to visit with loyalists and new friends alike. With our home currently under renovation, we will be moseying on down the road, just around the bend from our home, to host at our neighbors iconic vineyard estate, Steltzner Vineyards. Featured will be our Rose of Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir and our estate Cabernet Sauvignon. And with the Steltzner family featuring live fire cooking on the plancha, this will be the ultimate place to spend your Sunday and cap off an extraordinary weekend. We look forward to welcoming you as we "Pop Up" down the road from 12:00 - 4:00 pm. Drop-ins are welcome, if possible please send RSVP to wines@steltzner.com or call us at 707-252-7272. The vineyard is located at 5882 Silverado Trail, around the corner and little bit further down the road past Malk Family Vineyards.

— Brian and Nancy Malk

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Silverado Vineyards & Laura Werlin — a pairing that will make you melt

Melted cheese. Just say the phrase and mouths water. Pair it with single-vineyard Napa wines from Silverado and you have the perfect Sunday. James Beard award-winning author and cheese expert Laura Werlin will present delectable mac & cheese recipes from her book, "Mac & Cheese, Please!" and gooey grilled cheese sandwiches from her book, "Grilled Cheese, Please!" This session is also about celebrating wine with cheese in its unmelted glory too. You'll taste all the cheeses that go into the recipes on their own, along with exclusive wines from the Silverado portfolio such as new varietals, library vintages, and not-yet-released wines. The pairings will be presented with unparalleled views from Silverado's private terrace nestled in the hills off the Silverado Trail. Come hungry!

Two Sessions (11:00 AM, 1:30 PM)
Sessions will fill up quickly so please RSVP to PR@silveradovineyards.com

If you can't make it for the sessions, stop by anytime between 10:00 and 4:00 and taste the exclusive wines on the terrace! We'll save some cheese for you.

⊠Vineyard to Vintner weekend ticket holders will be graciously greeted and offered a complimentary tasting of our Estate wines in our FAY Outlook & Visitor Center. Upon arrival, let the concierge know you are a V2V guest.

⊠Spend the afternoon with founder Richard Steltzner, and second generation vintner Allison Steltzner, at our historic Stags Leap District vineyard estate tucked just below the famed Palisades. In addition our neighbors at Malk Family are renovating so we decided to invite Brain, Nancy and the team to host alongside us for this year's V2V. They will bring their entire portfolio from including Rose, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignons. Two incredible vintners, one iconic vineyard setting, absolutely unbelievable wines. V2V guests gain exclusive access to this private vineyard property for an afternoon where you can taste, savor and surround yourself in all things Stags Leap. A sneak peak of the highly anticipated 2017 releases from Steltzner Vineyards and our newest Stags Leap project, Bench Vineyards. We are also including a preview of our highly allocated 2017 "The Heron", single barrel, single block Cabernet Sauvignon. Winemaker Mike Smith will be on hand to share this vintages story. Live fire cooking on the plancha, an installation by our artist in residence Vincent Connors and a retail "pop up" of Heron House Yountville, the new home of Steltzner Vineyards and Bench vineyards, opened this winter. The ultimate way to spend your Sunday and cap off an extraordinary weekend. We look forward to welcoming you from 12:00 - 4:00 pm. Drop ins are welcome, if possible please send RSVP to wines@steltzner.com or call us at 707-252-7272. We are located at 5882 Silverado Trail, around the corner and little bit further down the road past Malk Family Vineyards.