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Oakville
Oakville
Oakville lies 4 miles north of Yountville, and, together with Rutherford, is an area of intense grape growing activity. In fact, some of Napa Valley’s best Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards are located here, along the benchlands at the western edge of the valley floor, including the famous Martha’s Vineyard.
Wine Tasting in Oakville
Touring Oakville's Wineries
Among the wineries here are the landmark Robert Mondavi Winery, housed in an impressive, Mediterranean-style stucco building, with manicured lawns and modem sculptures. The winery has guided tours, an art gallery featuring works of California artists, and a wine and gift shop. It also schedules music concerts and other events in the summer months.
Another winery of interest here is Napa Cellars—formerly DeMoor—housed in a unique geodesic dome which has in it the entire winemaking apparatus as well as a visitor center. Others here include the Cakebread Cellars and Silver Oak Vineyards, located on the Oakville Crossroad, the latter a Cabernet Sauvignon specialist situated on the site of an old Oakville dairy. Also of interest, more or less across the street from Silver Oak, is historic Villa Mount St. Eden, originally established in 1881, and situated amid estate vineyards planted largely to Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay.
Among other wineries in the area are the family-owned Girard Winery, situated on an oak-studded knoll at the corner of Silverado Trail and the Oakville Crossroad; and the Robert Pepi and Sequoia Grove wineries, both located on Highway 29, the latter housed in a restored barn nestled in a grove of towering sequoias.
For first-time visitors to the area, a worthwhile detour from Oakville is westward on the Oakville Grade, passing by the mountain-top Vichon Winery, which has good views of Napa Valley vineyards below, then descending steeply into the adjoining Sonoma County wine country. The drive is in fact some 10 miles long, with the Oakville Grade changing into Dry Creek Road and, again, into Trinity Road; but it offers the motorist some spectacular mountain scenery, and rare moments of solitude.
Last updated December 26, 2010
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