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I live in Europe and go to South Africa quite a bit. There, one can buy perfectly respectable wine for R 20-40, which is about $3.50-$7 USD. Is that comparable to prices in California? I am going to the Napa Valley in a little while. Prices in Denmark are not a good guide to anything, excep our taxes.
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R 20-40 will buy you a respectable wine in South Africa, but the really good wines are not that cheap +_ 20 US$
Still if one knows what to buy and where to find it they are very good value. Kevin Arnold Shiraz 2003 at 20$ is a knock out.
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...of the wines in Napa shock you - all of the wineries there will charge you $5 to $10 to taste. Some will apply the charge to a purchase; others will let you keep your glass; others just keep your money.Napa is to wine as Disneyland is to kids entertainment or Las Vegas is to adult entertainment. It's pretty overwheming with a winery about every 50 feet.
Personally, I prefer the Sonoma Valley (the next one over to the west). It's like the Napa Valley was maybe 15 years ago. You can still find some smaller, unspoiled wineries nestled in the vineyards where the winemaker is in the tasting room pouring the wine.
But either way, it helps to have a plan and know where you're going.
And the Russian River wineries.Napa looks like a playground nowdays.
I especially liked the guy who had "Stu Pedasso" labels, both for his Zin and his labels. :)
You're about to be in shock.Napa ain't cheap.
But an aside. If you do the Silverado Trail (do!), contact Joseph Phelps Winery. If you do it far enough in advance you can book one of their wine blending seminars (be sure to specify that you're not just talking about a tasting session). You are given all the wines used to blend their premier wine "Insignia", and see if you can come close to what they do. It's also one of my favorite wineries in Napa.
Can you also steer us in the direction of wineries that will have a good sauvignon blanc, with maybe more of a South African than French flavour. For example, is St. Supery any good?
St. Supery, Grgich Hills, Cakebread, and Mondavi. That's all I can think of right now. I lean a bit towards the reds.There are a couple of good sparkling vineyards to see if that interests you.
You might also stop by Groezinger's Wine Shop in Yountville. A two man operation with great two huge personalities. Try a couple of their wines, get them talking and they might direct you to a couple of, as yet, unknown wineries. Just down the street is one of my favorite places to have lunch, Cafe Jeanty.
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