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The History of Napa Valley Wine
The United States is the fourth largest producer of
wine in the world, with California producing 89% of all the wine in the
country. And in California, Napa Valley is the most celebrated wine region of them all.
Interestingly, while Napa Valley produces only 4% of California’s wine and is
the smallest of all wine regions in the country, it is the most diverse of all.Napa Valley received official recognition as a
producer of high-quality wines as well as for having unique regional terroir in
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Sep 13th 2019
Shipping Wine with NapaCabs
Many people are unsure of the procedure when shipping
alcohol. Is it legal? Is it safe? Yes! Shipping alcohol is safe and legal,
though there are some restrictions and regulations that must be followed. At
NapaCabs, our goal is an easy and efficient shipping experience for all that
place online order with us. In order to do this, we keep up to date on all
shipping regulations. When regulations change (and they change fairly often) it
changes what we can ship and where we can ship it. This
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Aug 30th 2019
Can You Fly with Wine?
One of the many, many great things about travelling is the opportunity
to bring home a part of your destination. For people travelling to places like
France, Italy, California, and other famous wine destinations, this could be in the form of some wine.
But how can you safely, and legally, fly with wine? Fortunately, flying with
wine is quite simple. There are only a few regulations regarding flying with
alcohol, making wine easy to accommodate on a flight, as long as you are
prepared.In al
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Aug 20th 2019
U.S. Remains Most Attractive Wine Market
According to Wine Intelligence’s Global Compass 2019 report, The United States has topped their list again as the most attractive wine
market in the world.It said the US’ continued Compass attractiveness rating
"rests largely on the willingness of American consumers to trade up in
terms of the price they pay for the wine they do buy, while other categories
such as craft beer and spirits compete more strongly for share of personal
alcoholic beverage consumption".The top five is rou
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Aug 6th 2019
Travel the Stars with New Star Trek Wines
Wines that Rock are introducing two Star Trek Wines, including a 2016 Chateau Picard Cru
Bourgeois from Bordeaux, France, and a Special Reserve United Federation of
Planets Old Vine Zinfandel.Star Trek: The
Next Generation fans know
that Chateau Picard is Jean-Luc Picard’s family vineyard in France’s La Barre
region. What they may not be aware of is the fact that Chateau Picard is also
the name of an award-winning, multi-generational vineyard in the Bordeaux
region of France. Wine that Ro
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Jul 31st 2019