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Yountville
Yountville
North from Napa, some 4 miles up the valley on Highway 29, is Yountville, a small, historic town, founded in 1853 by pioneer settler George C. Yount, for whom it is named. Yount’s grave can still be seen in the Yountville cemetary just to the north of town, and near to it is the site of his old blockhouse, also with a historic marker.
Vintage 1870 and Washington Square
Yountville’s chief attraction, however, is its “Vintage 1870”—a surprising red-brick complex, formerly the Gottlieb Goezinger Winery, dating from 1870 and once claimed to be the largest winery in the Napa Valley. Vintage 1870 now houses some 50 specialty and import shops, gourmet restaurants and art galleries as well as one or two hot-air balloon companies, offering scenic flights over the Napa Valley.
Other places of interest in Yountville, close to “Vintage 1870,” include Washington Square, which also has some interesting shops and restaurants, and the Napa Valley Railway Inn where nine refurbished, turn-of-the-century rail cars—including three cabooses—offer luxury hotel accommodations to visitors. Try to also see the Bordeaux and Burgundy houses on Washington Street—two superb country inns—the latter housed in a charming, native-stone. two-story brandy distillery dating from 1874. Also to be recommended is a saunter down the Yountville Crossroad, passing through one of the loveliest stretches in the Napa Valley, where you can catch glimpses of an untouched part of the valley, much as it appeared before the vineyardists arrived in the mid-1800s.
Domaine Chandon
Another great glory of Yountville, just west of town on California Drive, which goes off the highway (29), is Domaine Chandon, the best-known méthode champenoise sparkling wine producer in the Napa Valley, owned by Möet Hennessy of France, makers of Champagne Möet & Chandon and Hennessy Cognac. The winery, of course, is housed in a striking, architect-designed modern structure, built into the hillside, and with beautiful, landscaped grounds, featuring large shade trees, a stream crossing, and duck ponds. There is also a delightful little gourmet French restaurant here, and a patio for tasting wines. Besides which, Domaine Chandon offers an excellent tour of its facility, on which you can learn, step by step, the entire champagne-making process.
Last updated November 24, 2013
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