Newton Vineyards: Spring Mountain's Unfiltered Special Selection

Fine wines, gorgeous views, small private tastings, amazing bites to pair, and great company...what more could you ask for? Newton Vineyards knows how to execute a top-notch experience for their guests! This winery has an incredible view of the valley, several wine caves, and gorgeous, lush gardens all around. We began our tour and tasting with a little history of the winery, and then took a walk around the property. After returning to the tasting room, we sat down and began to enjoy our tasting. Newton Vineyards pairs their wines with delicious small bites from Etoile restaurant (located in their sister winery Domaine Chandon). Don, our tasting host, guided us through all of the amazing wines and provided us tips for tasting the wines. The Unfiltered Chardonnay, in particular, tasted quite differently later on when we were to revisit the wine. He made us all feel very relaxed and comfortable. His open personality welcomed all of our questions, and he made this an enjoyable experience for us. Our tasting group was even lucky enough to try some left over library wines from the winery event the evening before!

My personal favorite was the 2009 Unfiltered Cabernet Sauvignon. It was an amazing cabernet, and the first unfiltered one that I have every tried. For $60, it was definitely a well made wine, worthy of the Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon price tag. This is a great winery to add to your next Napa itinerary for a special tasting of a style of wine making that is pretty difficult to find (unfiltered).

A fun fact for my fashionistas...this winery is owned by Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH), who owns Veuve Clicquot as well. If you are looking for a wine with the same quality standards as your favorite handbag, this is your next favorite winery!

Tips - Newton Vineyards:

• There are 2 tasting experiences offered at this winery: Seated tasting only $30/person, Tour & Tasting (with pairing) $40/person. Our experience was the tour and tasting with the food pairing, please allow up to 1.5 hours for this experience.
• If you're going to plan a tour or tasting here, make this your first or second stop. You won't regret it!
• This winery is by appointment only and they do get booked up on the weekend. The group size is limited to 12 people.
• Express any food allergies during your booking, to ensure that you can enjoy your paired bites.
• Plan at least 15 minutes more for your drive than your GPS calls for, because you will be driving up a mountain!