Wine tasting in Rutherford (Napa Valley) California (again)
By car
early March 2006
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Parked on the Rutherford Cross Road 
Laveta and mosaic, Rancho Caymus courtyard 
BV Vineyards 
Niebaum-Coppola vineyards 
Neibaum-Coppola (the old Inglenook chateau) 
Stained glass above the staircase 
Captain Niebaum’s 1880’s tasting room in the chateau 
Very upscale tasting (note the decades of dust on the bottles) 
Shopping for wine at the chateau 
Old winepress at the Robert Mondavi winery 
Sign reads: "Siskiyou Mtn. Summit, Elev. 4310 ft. Highest Elev. on I-5"