Auction Napa Valley Giving: The Gift of Health to 62,000 Napa County Residents
The Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) announced its first set of grants from the proceeds of Auction Napa Valley 2012. Beginning with these grants, the NVV will invest $7 million over the coming months primarily on two strategic priorities: community health and children’s education.
The first awards total more than $1.9 million and are for direct medical and dental services. The three beneficiaries for these first grants are: Community Clinic Ole, Queen of the Valley Medical Center, and St. Helena Hospital.
Read more about how Auction Napa Valley benefits helps you and your neighbors.
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Napa Valley First International Wine Region to Receive Landmark Protection in China: Historic Milestone for the Napa Valley Appellation
 In a first-of-its-type move, China recently recognized Napa Valley wines with Geographic Indication (GI), which provides the crucial element in consumer protection against wines illegitimately labeled as being from Napa Valley in this important and rapidly expanding market.
What does this mean for our community? Many of us, our friends and neighbors, work diligently to craft wines and create a brand integrity that continues to add to the success of the Napa Valley wine industry. With this success comes jobs, open spaces kept in agricultural use, and a quality of life worth protecting. To read more about the significance of this key step in ensuring the integrity of the name “Napa Valley” on a bottle of wine, read more.
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Vineyard to Glass
 The history of wine in Napa Valley is the history of small farmers. Ninety-five percent of Napa Valley wineries are family owned. Seventy-seven percent of them produce fewer than 10,000 cases of wine each year, and 65% produce fewer than 5,000.
Read about how the farm-to-table movement can be applied to wine with relative ease.
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Napa Valley Vintners share their love of wine and food
 As harvest wraps up, with the weather cooling and the holidays around the corner, our thoughts of food turn to heartier fare and meals that celebrate the season. Long simmered lamb shanks, caramelized root vegetables, wild mushrooms and beef smoked and grilled are cozied up with the wines they love in the newest edition of the Napa Valley Vintners Pleasures of the Harvest Table.
View a copy of our harvest cookbook
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Community Quiz
The wine industry generates how many jobs in Napa County - directly and indirectly?
 18,000
24,000
46,000
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A History of Sustainability
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The Napa Valley Vintners is the non-profit trade association responsible for promoting and protecting the Napa Valley appellation as the premier winegrowing region. From seven founding members in 1944, today the association represents more than 430 Napa Valley wineries and collectively is a leader in the world-wide wine industry. To learn more about our region and its legendary American wines, visit napavintners.com
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