SPECIAL EVENTS

Join Block 7 Wine Co. for Taste and Tweet with the Napa Valley Vintners Association. Monday October, 11, 2010 from 6-8.30pm.

Napa Valley Vintners are headed to Houston in October! Looking for something fun to do on a Monday night? Kick off your week early by joining us at our Taste & Tweet at Block 7 from 6:00-8:30pm on Monday, October 11th, to learn more about Napa Valley wines and meet the vintners behind them.

The Napa Valley Vintners have worked diligently for more than 65 years to create and promote the Napa Valley Appellation. The words "Napa Valley" represent much more than a name. These words define an official appellation, and as such the NVV has assumed the duty of preserving it for those who have earned the right to put it on their labels, and protecting it from those who would pirate it for their deceptive purposes.

In 1986 the BATF (now TTB) changed its rules to require that a brand name with a viticulturally significant geographic reference in the name must use enough fruit from the named region to meet the appellation of origin requirement. However, the BATF also decided that geographic brand names existing prior to 1986 did not have to abide by these new rules. The result is that there are some brands that use the word "Napa" in the name, but do not contain any Napa grapes.

There are 39 "grandfathered" labels containing either the word Napa or the name of one of the wholly contained appellations within Napa Valley that have the potential for misuse.

Your $15 pass ($15 in advance or $20 at the door) includes fifteen tastes and appetizers. During the tasting, tell us what you think about the wines by tweeting your tasting notes using the hashtag #TasteNapa. At the end of our week in Texas, we will add up all the #TasteNapa tasting notes from Twitter and randomly choose two winners to receive some local gifts, care of the Napa Valley.

After the event, enjoy a 25% discount off food in Block 7's restaurant.