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Enchanted Hills, California

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Enchanted Hills is an unincorporated community in Napa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 1073 feet (327 m). Enchanted Hills is located 5.25 miles (8.4 km) south of Rutherford.Enchanted Hills is a campground and retreat center for children and adults with visual impairments. It was founded in 1950 by Rose Resnick. It is owned and operated by LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

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Enchanted Hills, California
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Spoto Wines
Spoto Wines

Spoto Family Wines is an ultra-boutique winery in Sacramento, California that is owned and operated by the Spoto Family. The winemaker, Stuart Spoto, makes Bordeaux-style blends with grapes from the Oakville Station (part of the historic To Kalon vineyard) in Oakville (the heart of the Napa Valley). Stuart's grandfather, Enrico Rodolfo Spoto, Sr., immigrated to the United States on December 1, 1913 from Catania, Sicily at the age of 15. He moved to California, where he started a family and ran a fruit and nut tree nursery. His son, Henry Spoto, Jr., a first generation Italian-American, taught himself to make wine. At the age of 16, Henry's son Stuart expressed an interest in the process. Henry, at the time a Cal-Trans appraiser, made wine only in his spare time. Over time, Henry began spending more time making wine and seeking advice from the experts at the University of California at Davis' Viticulture and Enology Department. In the early years, Henry and Stuart learned the techniques and chemistry necessary to make good wines. Stuart later attended the University of California at Davis and studied chemical and civil engineering. Winemaking became a hobby for both men, and in 2000, they began creating their own individual vintages. In 2004, Stuart built and licensed the first bonded winery in a residential neighborhood in Sacramento County. This allowed Stuart to sell his wines. By 2010, Stuart took the wine business on full-time. In November 2010 Spoto Family Wines was invited to be a member of the Oakville Wine Growers Association which promotes the Oakville AVA as the premier Cabernet region in the US. A year later Spoto Family Wines was granted membership into the Napa Valley Vintners, an organization that promotes the wines from the Napa Valley region.The whole family is involved with the winery. Stuart's wife Christy is an integral part of the day-to-day operations and production at the winery. Stuart's oldest daughter, Arianna, graduated in 2011 from California Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo with a degree in wine and viticulture. She has worked with the wine distribution, and is currently working in the industry in Napa Valley and Australia. His youngest daughter, Alexi, manages the winery's public relations and social media accounts. Spoto Family Wines were served at two major wine events in 2012: The Napa Valley Auction where Spoto Family Wines was part of a live auction item raising $150k for charity and a Taste of Oakville at Carnegie Hall where Spoto poured his wines in the historic Carnegie Hall in New York. Many articles in both local and national publications have been written regarding Spoto Family Wines and the Spoto family: June 2003 Wine Spectator - "Grapes for Glory" May 2007 Sacramento Bee - "Winery Feels Right at Home" Nov 2009 Sacramento Magazine - "The Winemaker Nextdoor" April 2011 Sacramento Bee - "Spoto Surprises At Elite Tasting" Sept/Oct 2011 Imbibe Magazine - "Garage Winemaking Goes Ligit" March 2012 Sacramento Bee - "Arden Oaks' Spoto Expanding"

Mount Veeder AVA
Mount Veeder AVA

Mt. Veeder is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located near the western boundary of Napa County, California, in the most southerly portion of the Mayacamas Mountains which separates Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley landforms. The wine appellation was established on February 20, 1990, as the nation's 107th, the state's 62nd and the county's seventh AVA by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury after reviewing the petition submitted by Mr. Robert E. Craig, President of Napa Valley Estate Vineyards and Winery, on behalf of local vintners, proposing a viticultural area named "Mt. Veeder." Although the petition was for the name "Mt. Veeder-Napa Valley," ATF only approved the name "Mt. Veeder" since the evidence submitted with the petition and during the comment period did not support the inclusion of "Napa Valley." Mount Veeder is the prominent 2,677-foot (816 m) peak in the area. The mountain and viticultural area are named for Reverend Peter V. Veeder, who arrived in Napa in the mid-1850's and became pastor of the Napa Presbyterian Church in 1859. Reverend Veeder appears to have been a frequent visitor to the mountains west of Napa during the 1850s and 1860s, where he enjoyed hiking and climbing. The exact date his name was first applied to the peak is uncertain, although the Napa Daily Register referred to the peak by his name in a July 11, 1879 article. The boundaries of the appellation encompasses 24 square miles (15,000 acres) with 1,000 acres (400 ha) under vine in thin volcanic soil. Many vineyards are found on the steep mountain face some as steep as 30°. The steepness of the angle gives the vineyards benefits of more direct sunlight and better drainage. The unique sense of place, or terroir of Mt. Veeder AVA produces wines that are typically powerful in structure – depending on how they are made and how the vines are tended. For example, Cabernet Sauvignon grown on the mountain commonly shows "briary" flavors, moderate to bold tannins and herbal, floral aromatics. With the increasing interest in wine in America, wines grown in sub-appellations such as Mt. Veeder are gaining recognition for their unique terroir. Mt. Veeder is responsible for about 1.3% of total Napa Valley production, or 40,000 cases per vintage. There are 35 vintners producing wines from Mt. Veeder viticultual area, such as Alpha Omega, Black Stallion, Domaine Chandon, Hess, Mayacamas winery, Rudd and The Vice. The plant hardiness zones are 9a and 9b. In 1993, an addendum for the AVA was established where 363 acres (147 ha) was added to the northern boundary including a 30-acre (12 ha) vineyard that was completed after the 1990 designation. The petitioner, actor Robin Williams, stated that his estate and vineyard, in the extension area, was a project under construction prior to the appellation recognition and completed afterwards. He believed the omission of this acreage was an oversight. As evidence, Mr. Williams presented documentation supporting the boundary revision from the original petitioner, the present Chairperson of the Mt. Veeder Appellation Council, and the same experts in soil and climate who reviewed the original petition. The addition also is located in Napa County on the eastern slope of the Mayacamas Mountains that separates Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley contiguous to the northernmost boundary of the existing viticultural area.

Lincoln Theater (Yountville, California)

Lincoln Theater Napa Valley in Yountville, California, on the grounds of the California Veterans Home in Napa County, California. The 1214-seat theater is the performance venue of the Napa Regional Dance Company and home of Symphony Napa Valley. Originally opened in 1957, it underwent a $20 million restoration which was completed in 2005. Robert Mondavi, his wife Margrit, Ron W. Miller and his wife Diane were among the primary benefactors of the restoration project. The State of California also provided $1.5 million in funding. Singer Dianne Reeves headlined the opening performance following the restoration on January 8, 2005. Centrally located on the 900-acre site of the nation's oldest Veteran's Home, the Napa Valley Performing Arts Center has a unique role to play in the artistic and cultural life of the Napa Valley. In 2005 the community came together to upgrade and renovate this very special space, creating what is now the largest venue in the Napa Valley with state of the art technical and performance capabilities. As exciting as this transformation has been, there have been challenges as well. In August 2011, the theater's largest financial donor and key board member, Don Carr, was killed in an auto accident. The sudden loss of financial and leadership support, on the heels of the fiscal problems posed by the 2008 economic downturn, created a serious threat to the theater's long term viability. Within a few months, it became clear that the only way to ensure the health and vitality of the theater was to undergo a thorough strategic and financial restructuring process. The restructuring was a success. Within 11 months, the newly named Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater opened, debt free and with a new board, a stronger community focus, and a diversified donor base. The Performing Arts Center has since emerged as a leading provider of cultural programming and arts education in Napa County.