The day after 4th of July I took a drive out
to Napa. Napa is not far from home just about a 30 minute drive over
Trinity Road. I had no destination in mind I just drove down Hwy 29
towards Calistoga.
I saw a banner draped across the Markham Vineyards sign that said Rock
& Roll Photography so I signaled right and turned in. I had never
been to Markham. I'd heard about their wines though. When you walk in
to the tasting room through gorgeous and very tall wooden doors you'll
find the gallery to the left. On the crisp white walls hang some of
Baron Wolman's most choice rock photos from the late 60's:
The Grateful Dead, Jimi
Hendrix, Janis Joplin to name a few... I like how they show the
original photo and the photo as it looked on the cover of Rolling Stone
Magazine before it was a glossy magazine. Baron Wolman was Rolling Stone's first editor of photography. I was born in April of 1969 in the Haight Ashbury so I'm totally awakened by Rock & Roll history made in San Francisco. Mr. Wolman got his start a couple of years earlier in April of 1967 in San
Francisco. So cool.
After I browsed the historic and in my opinion breathtaking photos I
made my way over to the tasting bar. I was greeted by Steve and he led me through a tasting of their divine wines. I opted for the Rock & Roll tasting. Here's the skinny:
I tried the: 2012 Sauvignon Blanc, 2011 Merlot, 2011 Chardonnay and
2010 Cabernet. It was even across the board. I could go into the
tasting notes about each bottle but wine tasting is so unique to each
person's palate. Yea, I could say hints of peach, a mellow oak finish
etc... I've done a fair amount of wine tasting and I would say that
Markham wines simply taste good. I had no complaints. Oh, and Markham
Vineyards is one of Napa Valley's first wineries! Celebrate Rock & Roll and taste some good vino. They have some cool Rock & Roll items on sale in their boutique too. A visit to Markham Vineyards is a unique wine country experience (for sure).
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| Joni... |
There are way more incredible pics to see. I really do hope you make it out to Markham Vineyards to see the photos. Here's their address and phone number:
2812 St Helena Hwy St Helena, CA (707) 963-5292 Open: 7 days 11am-5pm
GO OUT AND HAVE SOME FUN!
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