The first time you visit Napa Valley…you never forget your experience. Napa has a way of making you think of leaving everything behind and finding a home in the hills surrounding the valley. But when you attend Auction Napa Valley…..you feel like you are home. Exceptional hospitality, fantastic food, amazing wine and friendly folk give you more reasons to visit again and again.

For the 8th year in a row we bring you the sights and sounds of Auction Napa Valley. The 2015 edition raised $15.8 million…funds that enrich the lives of more than 90,000 clients annually in Napa County. So instead of listening to me, let the podcast tell the story.

This is part one.

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The first time you visit Napa Valley…you never forget your experience. Napa has a way of making you think of leaving everything behind and finding a home in the hills surrounding the valley. But when you attend Auction Napa Valley…..you feel like you are home. Exceptional hospitality, fantastic food, amazing wine and friendly folk give you more reasons to visit again and again.

For the 8th year in a row we bring you the sights and sounds of Auction Napa Valley. The 2015 edition raised $15.8 million…funds that enrich the lives of more than 90,000 clients annually in Napa County. So instead of listening to me, let the podcast tell the story.

This is part two.

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The first time you visit Napa Valley…you never forget your experience. Napa has a way of making you think of leaving everything behind and finding a home in the hills surrounding the valley. But when you attend Auction Napa Valley…..you feel like you are home. Exceptional hospitality, fantastic food, amazing wine and friendly folk give you more reasons to visit again and again.

For the 8th year in a row we bring you the sights and sounds of Auction Napa Valley. The 2015 edition raised $15.8 million…funds that enrich the lives of more than 90,000 clients annually in Napa County. So instead of listening to me, let the podcast tell the story.

This is part three.

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Experiencing wine is all about keeping an open mind. We all love to find a new label we can turn our wine loving friends on to. The best part is learning about different wine producing areas….especially in the US. Scott Elliff has found Virginia specifically, an area next to the Shenandoh National Park, an excellent area to grow grapes and make wine. Scott is the owner of DuCard Vineyards located in Madison County, Virginia. We talked with Scott by phone last month and in that conversation, once again, learned to open our minds.

Learn more by visiting www.ducardvineyards.com

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Christopher Vandendriessche is one of those winemakers that didn’t see his future occupation on the radar….even though he grew up in Napa Valley. Science was his first love…and when you get right down to it, the reach from science to wine isn’t really that far. But we’ll let him tell that story. We recorded Christopher in the caves at the winery in February of this year….and once again, this is a story about family.

Learn more by visiting whiterockvineyards.com

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