By Alice, on August 8th, 2011 
The Darioush Winery gardenscape surrounds a 22,000 square foot winery building, in a setting that celebrates Persian culture in myriad references to Persepolis. Wine lovers enjoy tasting the Bordeaux-style wines. Recently the 2007 Darioush Cabernet Sauvignon featured among the QRW Best of the Best in their Annual Blind Tasting. The winery’s delectable Cabs are wines to be savored. The ornate symmetry of the architecture, and the estate’s myriad artistic details demonstrate a joyful celebration of owners, Darioush and Shahpar Khaledis’ Persian heritage. Welcoming cast stone seating at the entrance offer a place for visitors to take in the scenery before entering the visitor center building.
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By Alice, on July 5th, 2011 It’s not always an easy task when selecting a winery for touring and tasting. As many of the excellent wines you’ll taste at St. Francis Winery & Vineyards are only available on-site, it’s a particularly enjoyable aspect to experience rigorously crafted wines such as the ‘Wild Oak’ label: I tasted a Syrah and Zinfandel, and was enamored by the Cabernet Sauvignon, its notes of chestnut, licorice, and dry tobacco adding to the wine’s classic blend of concentrated aromatic fruit. You’ll enjoy strolling the gardens. Consider ordering a Charcuterie on the Patio, with a stunning view of the Mayacamas, Sonoma Valley.
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By Alice, on January 18th, 2011 
Uniquely set apart by buoyant architecture – created by the ecologically-oriented, Viennese artist Hundertwasser (1928-2000), with an interior richly embellished by art works and furnishings collected by owner Carl Doumani, Quixote is a Napa Valley destination that must be experienced; in a breathtaking landscape backed by the distinctive, rugged outcropping of the Stags Leap palisades.
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