Red-wearing revelers frolicked at our Chinese New Year celebration and banquet held in our Calistoga wine cave this past Sunday. Cuvaison Estate Wines Hospitality Manager and Wine Educator, Joelle Kurrus’ efforts made this year’s Club Tasting in the Cave event unforgettable. For starters, the cave was decorated from head to toe with lighted Chinese lanterns and other celebratory trimmings.

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Chinese New Year Celebration in the cave!

Watch a short video of Cuvaison Estate Wines sorting their 2010 Pinot Noir on the brand-new state-of-the-art Pellenc “Vision.” This de-stemmer/sorter machine features a high speed camera that sorts roughly 1000 berries per second. The winemaker teaches the machine what to keep and what to get rid of, and it does so by learning the shape (round berries) and color (black berries), etc

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sorting 2010 Pinot Noir on new state-of-the-art Pellenc Vision

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In Napa Valley – Brix Has Nothing to Do With Masonry

We try to engage our Facebook fans whenever possible – and last week we offered our fans an opportunity to ask any questions they like. We think this particular conversation between Larry (fan) and Steven Rogstad (our Winemaker) is worth sharing and hope you learn something new!

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The 2010 Vintage – As of Now

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Learn about crop thinning with James!

These days our vineyards are like a gentle flowing carpet of deep velvety green. The days are long and despite the higher temperatures found in most parts of the Napa Valley, our Carneros Estate remains comfortably cool with breezes off the bay. We simply could not resist hosting a spontaneous summertime event for our wine club members.

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Great wines, delicious food, awesome people

You’ve attended business meetings all week. You’re overseas, far from your family and you miss sleeping in your own bed terribly. The good news is that your flight is on time and you depart tonight

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Taking Flight With Singapore AIrlines and Cuvaison

Sensible Shoes Advised Let's face it, most people who visit Wine Country stay on the beaten path.

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Sensible Shoes Advised

Kelly J. Hayes: WineInk Sunday, June 20, 2010 Aspen Times That comment from Jay Schuppert, president of Cuvaison Estate Winery, best sums up a valuable life lesson he learned as a young man. Schuppert has, in the last three-plus decades, followed his passions through a career that has taken him from the Crystal Palace's kitchen sink to the helm of one of Napa Valley's most respected wine estates

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"Aspen is about not compromising your lifestyle"

Phone calls are so 2005 – and snail mail, what’s that? Everyday our world is communicating less through traditional mail and phone calls, and more through text messaging and emails. People are ditching their perfectly serviceable cell phones to upgrade to “smart phones” that do everything short of bringing you breakfast in bed.

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Cuvaison’s Gone Mobile!