There are a handful of Napa Valley producers that have achieved legendary status—names that aren’t just indicative of the highest levels of grape growing and winemaking, but that have become, in many ...

Chateau Montelena, one of the two Napa wineries that shocked the wine world in 1976, is being sold to a wealthy French vintner. Michel Reybier, the owner of the Bordeaux chateau Cos d?Estournel and ...

California’s Chateau Montelena could easily cash in year after year on its legendary “Judgment of Paris” victory in 1976. At that infamous wine tasting in Paris, the winery’s 1973 Chardonnay beat out ...

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Following months of industry rumors and speculation, the owners of Calistoga’s Chateau Montelena Winery have sold their respected 40,000-case operation to a revered second-growth Bordeaux wine estate, ...

I just received the very sad news that an icons of the Napa Valley wine industry has passed away. Napa Valley pioneer James L. Barrett helped put Napa Valley on the map when his mineral rich, citrus ...

Dante will feature wines of Chateau Montelena, The Flying Fig will hold a tasting of Portuguese wines, M Cellars has a special event highlighting glasses for varietals and many other wine events are ...

“Old world style, new world fruit” is an axiom used to describe Montelena’s Estate cabs as they generally are a little lighter on alcohol than some of their Napa brethren. Though still a child, this ...

With the recent launch of the Vine Guy podcast, I have had the opportunity to meet and talk to a variety of wine personalities on an extended basis. I caught up with Matt Crafton, the winemaker at ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2004--A 20-vintage, 40-wine vertical tasting of Laurel Glen Winery and Chateau Montelena Winery will take place Sunday, March 28, 2004 from 11:00 to 1:00 ...