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From Novice to Connoisseur: Elevate Your Wine Journey with a Napa Wine Club Membership
The topic of wine is an infinitely vast one. No one on the planet knows everything about all wines. Because of this vastness, wine can seem intimidating. No matter how much we might know about wine, there is someone out there who knows more (well, maybe this does not...
On Wine Grapes and Grape Origins
Not surprisingly we often get questions about the origins of the grapes we use. Many of these questions we can answer off the top of our heads: Where is Cabernet Sauvignon originally from? Do they grow Pinot Noir in Burgundy? And so forth… However, once in a while we...
Take A Secret Garden Tour at one of the Top Wineries in Yountville
While winemaking is obviously important to the quality of the wine, it all starts with the vine. Wine is first and foremost an agricultural product. It is easy to make bad wine out of good grapes, but it is impossible to make good wine out of bad grapes! Sometimes,...
Beyond Cabernet: A Unique Wine Tasting Yountville Experience at Hill Family Estate
The Napa Valley is rightfully known for its cabernet sauvignon. Nature has endowed us with the perfect conditions to grow outstanding cabs, and our region has the knowledge and experience to craft these grapes into exquisite wines. However, to paraphrase the old...
What is a Blind Tasting Experience
A significant part of the enjoyment of wine is the engagement of all of the senses. Smell and taste are obvious, but we also enjoy the color and clarity of the wine, the sound of the wine burbling into the glass, the feeling of the tannins as they gently caress our...
Announcing the Release of Our Second Vintage of Cuvée Charlotte
Hill Family Estate is proud to announce the release of our second vintage of Cuvée Charlotte. Like the inaugural vintage, this bottling captures the essence of spring in the Napa Valley, with its delicate floral nose, balanced by a crispness on the palate. In addition...
Sing, O Muse, of the Vine! 10 great wine related songs.
Wine. Women. And Song. This famous hendiatris (humor me. I rarely get to use obscure rhetorical terms for figures of speech, and I literally live for this sort of thing) for a hedonistic lifestyle might seem quaint to the “sex, drugs, and rock and roll” generation,...
What to pair with Thanksgiving Dinner
Thanksgiving is a notoriously difficult holiday for the oenophile. Turkey is one thing, but throw in tart cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes (sometimes cooked with marshmallows, if you must), and who knows what other sacrosanct family traditions must be upheld? Sweet!...
Does the size and shape of the wineglass really matter?
At the Hill Family Estate Tasting Room we regularly hear comments about our glassware. Many of our guests are delighted that we use the correct glass for each of our wines: some club members have even told us that this was an important factor for them joining us. We...
Ready for that long awaited Harvest season trip to Yountville?
Not that there is ever a bad season to visit the Napa Valley. Each has its particular charms. Whether it is the bright splash of color from the mustard blossoms in February or the changing color of the leaves in October, there is always something to see. But here it...
Visiting Hill Family Estate
Downtown Tasting Room Address
6512 Washington Street
Yountville, CA 94599
707-944-9580 ext. 1
HOURS OF OPERATION: 11:00-6:00pm daily
Winery Address
6155 Solano Avenue
Napa, CA 94558
707-947-7218
Open daily by appointment only
To reserve a tasting at the winery, please contact us at 707-944-9580 ext. 2 or tastings@hillfamilyestate.com.
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