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Barrels full of wine at Fetzer Estate -- Valley Oaks
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About 50,000 barrels are cellared in this underground temperature controlled storehouse
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Fetzer owns there own cooperage -- the only US winery to make their own barrels -- they resell 80% of them to other wineries.
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Toasting the American, French or Hungarian oak. Different oaks change the taste of the wine.
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Korbel on the Russian River -- known for great Champagne
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At Korbel -- free winery and garden tours and a great lunch
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Preparations for the Grgich Hills Party in Yountville
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About 200 people will attend
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Fr. Buckley blesses the guests, the wine and the grapes
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Wine on every table
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Violet Grgich, the winemaker, Austin Hills and Mike Grgich
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Holy Water for the guests
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John and Jean Dickson arrive at Grgich
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What! There's more wine -- John & Kathy Mitros
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John teaches Kathy a new step
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Ted relaxes by the hot tub
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Old Friends since college -- Ted Benairz and Jon Dickson
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John Groot explains children to Jean Dickson
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Jasa and Chris
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Jasa and Chris at the party
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St. Joan of Arc Church in Yountville
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St. Joan of Arc
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Here's the happy group for a picnic at Summers' Winery
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Summers Winery displays the different grapes used in their wines
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Our host and proprietor of Summers
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Oak casks at Sterling Wines
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A view of the Napa Valley from Sterling Vineyards on a knoll at the north end of the valley
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An all together beautiful place
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A new winery or a mideval fortress?
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Sterling Lake as seen from their tram
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