Ep 41 Wines of Napa Valley with Certified Sommelier Amanda McCrossin

For the TRANSCRIPT click here This episode I am joined by the incredibly knowledgable Certified Sommelier Amanda McCrossin who has become a real authority on Napa Valley. After many years working at Press Restaurant (The world's largest Napa Valley wine list) and visiting a different Napa Valley winery each day, she now shares her passions through her Youtube channel and Instagram SommVivant. She's also the co-host of the podcast Wine Access Unfiltered. You've guessed it, we are talking all things NAPA! To skip ahead: 1.13s: Winery of the Week: Robert Mondavi 3.55s: What is Fumé Blanc? 5.00s: Wine Tasted: Robert Mondavi Reserve Fumé Blanc To Kalon Vineyard 2015 7.29s: Chat with Amanda 8.52s: How she got into wine and her wine story, especially at Press Restaurant 14.55s: What do people want to know when they arrive in Napa? 18.22s: Favourite place to sip a Sauvignon Blanc and enjoy the scenery 18.44s: Pritchard Hill 21.10s: Inglenook Winery 23.37s: The architecture and development of Napa 25.46s: The Glass fire and smoke taint 31.31s: Thoughts on Robert Parker 36.47s: Cabernet Franc in Napa 39.58s: Kongsgaard Albariño 42.44s: Screaming Eagle  46.18s: Scarecrow 48.31s: Mountain fruit Cabernet Sauvignon 53.06s: Steven Spurrier, The Judgement of Paris and The Movie Bottleshock Thank you as ever for listening. You can pop across to my blog to read other articles or book your very own wine event: www.eatsleepwinerepeat.co.uk Or watch some wine videos on my Youtube Channel Eat Sleep Wine Repeat Send me your messages to @eatsleep_winerepeat on Instagram or email me at [email protected] And don't forget there are exclusive episodes available over at https://www.patreon.com/eatsleepwinerepeat Cheers to you!