Time for a Little Wine

| October 27, 2011

It’s fall in Yosemite, the leaves are turning, there’s a nip in the air and once again the grape harvest is in and crushed which means in a few weeks dozens of wineries will be flocking to Yosemite for the 30th annual Vintners’ Holidays.

The Ahwahnee Hotel by Loyd Schutte

The Vintners’ Holidays will begin Nov. 6th at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite Valley and consist of 33 sessions with four wineries per session showing off their fabulous wines. The sessions run three nights (Sunday-Tuesday) or two nights (Wednesday – Thursday) and consist of a “Meet the Vintners” reception, four tasting seminars and a five course gala dinner by executive chef Percy Whatley.

Session I:

Nov 6–8

Talbott Vineyard

Silver Oak Cellars

Alpha Omega

Twomey Cellars

Session II:

Nov 9–10

Hitching Post Winery

Blackbird Vineyards

Rombauer Vineyards

Corison Winery

Session III:
Nov 13–15

Mumm Napa

Provenance Vineyards

Villa Toscano Winery

Sbragia Family Vineyards

Session IV:

Nov 16–17

Talley Vineyards

Rosenblum Family – Rock Wall Wine Co.

Jaffurs Wine Cellars

Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Session V:

Nov 27–29

Handley Cellars

Dutton-Goldfield Winery

Simi Winery

Terre Rouge and Easton Wines

Session VI:

Nov 30 – Dec 1

Halleck Vineyard

Mount Veeder Winery

Gianelli Vineyards

Ravenswood Winery

Session VII:
Dec 4–6

Tablas Creek Vineyard

Huge Bear Wines & Beckstoffer Vineyards

Failla Wines

Turley Wine Cellars

Session VIII:

Dec 7–8

Ceja Vineyards

Karly Winery

Tolosa Winey

Chateau Montelena Winery

For more information about the Vintners’ Holidays visit YosemitePark.com.

Photo by Loyd Schutte.

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About Loyd: For over 30 years I've enjoyed hiking, backpacking, fishing, photographing and exploring Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. More About the Author. View author profile.

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