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O’Brien Family Vineyard/Seduction Wine: 1200 Orchard Ave. Napa 707.252.8463 (VINE) www.obrienfamilyvineyard.com Hrs: call for appointment Tue-Sun 10 to 5. TF: $$$ CWP Wines: Chard, Merlot, Bordeaux Blend (Seduction) Notes: Biodynamic/Organic. They do a very good tour, romantic and personal and the wines are quite special, as are the people who make it. They are very convenient to downtown Napa. Page 119 OnThEdge Winery & Jean Louis Vermeil Wines: 1255 Lincoln Ave. Calistoga 707.942.7410 www.OnThEdgewinery.com Hrs: 10-5 TF: $ Wines: Sauv Blanc, Charbono, Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Zin. Notes: The tasting room in downtown Calistoga is a store filled with gifts and their own candles from their beehives. There is a resident beehive that never fails to please visitors. Besides the tasting bar there is a shaded tasting patio next to the Napa River that is perfect for a picnic. You can taste their wines and the wines produced by partner and Calistoga native Football Coach Dick Vermeil, Super Bowl winner. Their winery is very remote and they occasionally open it to visitors by appointment. Page 207 Optima Winery: 498 More Ln. Healdsburg 707.431.8222 Hrs: By appointment. Wines: Chard, Cab Sauv, Port, Petite Syrah, Zin. Page 181
Opus One Winery: 7900 St Helena Hwy (Rt 29). Oakville 707.944.9442 www.OpusOneWinery.com Hrs: 10-4 by appointment Instant Tour by appt TF: $$$ Wines: Bordeaux Blend. Notes: Architecture, tours, views. They make 25,000 cases per year, and are an international standard. They pour one small glass and you can enjoy it upstairs loggia with its views of the valley. Styled like an Aztec temple, the big gate has a small sign, but it is just north of the Oakville market on the same side. Page 145 Orin Swift Cellars: 352 Main St. St Helena (Rt 29) (Second Floor Tasting Room) 707-976-9179 www.orinswift.com Hrs: by appointment TF: PIE Wines: Signature Blend, Zin, Cab, Syrah, etc. Notes: This is a very popular, enthusiast wine. Page 207 O Shaughnessy Winery: Friesen Dr Angwin (Howell Mountain) 707.965.2898 www.oshaughnessywinery.com Hrs: by appointment Wines: Cab Sauv, Merlot. Notes: Beautiful, Isolated. Page 197 Outpost Wines: 2075 Summit Lake Dr. Angwin (Howell Mountain) 707.965.1718 www.outpostwines.com Hrs: by appointment TF: PIE Wines: Zin, Grenache, Petite Sirah, Cab Sauv. Notes: They sit on the top of Howell Mountain looking across at Spring Mountain on the other side of the Valley. While they produce some wonderful wines, they are known just as much as a crush facility for some of Napa's hottest young winemakers. It is quite a ride to the top, but the views and the wines are great. Page 197
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