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Domaine Chandon is a winery located in the town of Yountville, California, in the Napa Valley.Established in 1973 by Moët et Chandon, and led by businessman John Wright, who operated the company for over 20 years, [1] it was the first French-owned sparkling wine producer in the Napa Valley.
Yountville It's hard to say ... this past year and has put the restaurant and its menu on the map with dishes ranging from corn-fried Chesapeake blue catfish to pan-seared duck breast ...
Bouchon (also known as Bouchon Bistro) is a French-style restaurant with locations in Yountville, California and Las Vegas. The restaurant was founded by Thomas Keller in 1998. [1] [2] The Yountville location was awarded a star by the Michelin Guide for its 2007 edition, but lost it fifteen years later with the 2022 update. [3] [4]
Thomas Keller opened Ad Hoc in 2006 to serve as a temporary cafe. His intention was to have Ad Hoc serve as a six-month venture while preparing his new restaurant for the space, which would focus on hamburger and wine pairings. Ad Hoc was opened quickly, with little changes to the decor in the temporary space, and serving a nightly single four ...
Yountville (/ ˈ j ɔː n t v ɪ l / or / ˈ j aʊ n t v ɪ l /) is an incorporated town in Napa County, in the Wine Country of California, United States. Located in the North Bay region of the Bay Area, the population was 3,436 at the 2020 census. Almost a third of the town's population lives at the Veterans Home of California.
The winery was founded in 1971 by Roy Raymond, Sr. and his two sons, Walter and Roy. Raymond's first vintage was in 1974. [16] In 1989, Kirin Holdings purchased the winery, with the Raymond family still managing the property and production. [17] Boisset purchased the property from Kirin. Stephanie Putnam was hired as Director of Winemaker in ...
French Laundry Restaurant Greenhouse. The building was constructed as a saloon in 1896 by a Scottish stonesman for Pierre Guillaume. [4] A 1906 law outlawed the sale and consumption of alcohol in the area around the Veterans Home of California Yountville, [5] and the building was bought in 1920 by John Lande who used it as a French steam laundry, [6] which is the origin of the restaurant's name.
The winery takes its name, "Silverado," from the historic vineyard which surrounds it. The vineyard borrowed its name from the abandoned mining town at the top of the Napa Valley. Here, over a century ago Robert Louis Stevenson stayed and wrote, “The beginning of vine planting is like the beginning of mining for precious metals: the ...