Napa Valley Travel: TOR Napa Valley Offers Private Tasting Experiences for Summer and Harvest

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Love wine and ready for a relaxing Napa Valley travel experience? As TOR Napa Valley welcomes back guests, they are now offering a variety of new private experiences and tastings for summer and harvest. If you are looking for a more “socially distanced” travel experience, these new tasting experiences are the perfect way to experience TOR’s famed wines.

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Tor Kenward has spent more than 40 years in the wine business and established TOR Wines in 2001 to produce wines from only the best blocks in great vineyard sites he knew and revered. TOR Napa valley produces single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay in the Napa Valley. 

TOR will be following The CDC's extensive health and safety precautions and measures. All tastings and experiences will be exclusively private and by-appointment-only, allowing guests the chance to visit some of Napa's Grand Cru vineyards, walk amongst the vines, and enjoy TOR's wines. 

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Summer Harvest 2020 Experiences:

Al Fresco Wines Experience ($125 per person)

Wheeler Farms' 12-acre historic estate on Zinfandel Lane in St. Helena plays host to this al fresco tasting.

Guests will enjoy a stroll through Wheeler Farms' gardens and state-of-the-art winemaking facility. Tastings feature five wines from a selection of Napa Valley's First Growth vineyards, and the wines are paired with a cheese and charcuterie platter prepared by Chef Sarah Heller.

The Pritchard Hill Hike & Flight ($200 per person)

Greg Melanson's Pritchard Hill vineyard is prime real estate for world-class Cabernet Sauvignon. Perched approximately 1,500 feet above the valley floor, the vineyard shares August neighbors: across from Colgin and adjacent to Continuum and OVID.

After either a heart-pumping vineyard walk or leisurely stroll, enjoy a tasting of TOR's Grand Dames Chardonnays, followed by three vintages of TOR's spectacular Melanson Cabernets paired with small bites. 

The Black Magic Experience ($750 per person)

Only a select few can ever experience Napa Valley like this. The TOR Black Magic Experience is available on a very limited basis by-appointment-only.

Limited to a tiny handful of guests, this is a true behind-the-curtains peek into the life of a vintner at the top of their game, and what goes into making 100-point wines at TOR.

David Grega, TOR's Associate Winemaker, will be the host for an exclusive tour of the haloed soils of the legendary Beckstoffer Dr. Crane.

Guests will then then have the rare opportunity to taste barrel samples considered for TOR's next Black and Pure Magic wines, prior to relaxing over a delicious three-course lunch nestled in gardens beneath Vine Hill Ranch. With lunch, enjoy a selection of highly-rated TOR wines.

To book your experience or for more information, email visit@torwines.com or 707.963.3100

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