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St. Helena, Napa Valley, California

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In a historic winery in the heart of the Napa Valley, Merryvale Vineyards was founded in 1983 with a strong, clear vision: to craft elegant, complex, world class wines in the finest European style yet reflecting their exuberant fruit from Napa Valley's finest vineyards.

Finding a celebrated home in the first winery built following Prohibition, the joy of great winemaking thrives in the care of owner Jack W. Schlatter and his family, managing director Peter K. Huwiler and acclaimed director of winemaking Stephen Test. With added contributions of renowned French enologist Michel Rolland, Merryvale wines have earned an international reputation for outstanding quality without compromise.

Merryvale's historic winery is ideally located ¼ mile south of downtown St. Helena, on Highway 29 adjacent to famous Tra Vigne restaurant in the heart of America's premiere wine country - the Napa Valley.

From the Golden Gate Bridge: 

Take Highway 101 through Marin to Highway 37 east just south of Novato. Continue to Highway 121 / 12 toward Sonoma. Continue on to Highway 29 north through Napa, Yountville, Oakville and Rutherford. Just before the town of St. Helena, Merryvale will be on right just past the restaurant Tra Vigne as you come into St. Helena.

From the Bay Bridge: 

Take Highway 80 east toward Sacramento. Five miles north of the Carquinez toll bridge, take Napa Highway 37 west to Highway 29 north. Continue on to Highway 29 north through Napa, Yountville, Oakville and Rutherford. Just before the town of St. Helena, Merryvale will be on right just past the restaurant Tra Vigne as you come into St. Helena.

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We cordially invite you to join the club created by wine lovers for wine lovers who appreciate the "good life" -- great wine, food and companionship!

Founded in 1991, Merryvale's Profile Club is one of the oldest wine clubs in the Napa Valley and was created to extend our "winery family". Members receive two bottles of Merryvale wine each month -- one white and one red -- an informative and entertaining newsletter, recipes from some of the area's finest chefs and invitations to member only events.

Additional benefits include complimentary tastings of Merryvale's award-winning wines when visiting our tasting room and a 20% discount on our wines and logo merchandise. Members may also make appointments for private tours, enjoy our component seminar with one guest free of charge and encourage their friends to taste all our featured wines for only $5.00 per person.

Our dedicated and knowledgeable "concierges" are eager to assist with wine and food pairing suggestions, hotel and restaurant recommendations and general information about the Napa Valley.

The cost for all this? Only $55 per month including shipping (and sales tax for California residents).

For more information or to find out how to join, call 877 887 7763 or click here to fill out our on-line form.

Merryvale Vineyards
1000 Main Street
St. Helena, CA 94574
707 963 7777

People are talking about Merryvale wines! Here are a few of our most recent awards and accolades for this 1998 Chardonnay Dutton Ranch.

August 21, 2000

"Clear Favorite"

1998 Chardonnay Dutton Ranch

In a story about 1998 Chardonnays, "Our clear favorite 1998 is the Merryvale Dutton Ranch. It's a gorgeous wine, rich yet harmonious."

- Tim Fish

August 01, 2000
"XX"
1998 Chardonnay Dutton Ranch

Check out Merryvale's Great Rankings!

August 01, 2000

A grand chardonnay from the '98 vintage, Merryvale's second release from Dutton Ranch is both weighty with fruit and refreshing as a sea breeze. Steve Test, who took charge at Merryvale with the '98 vintage, has crafted a big-boned wine... enjoy it with a meaty fish like grouper in a wild mushroom sauce.

July 05, 2000

"Wine of the Week"

     

1998 Chardonnay Dutton Ranch

"Everything you could want in a chardonnay and more. This is gorgeous wine... Medium-bodied, exceptionally complex, dry, balanced acidity, integrated oak... Aromas include allspice, apple, lime, pear and white pepper with flavors of apple, honey, lime, pear and toast."

- Doug Frost, MS, MW

June 01, 2000

      

1998 Chardonnay Dutton Ranch

This very solid, keenly focused wine presents good varietal fruit teamed up with a balance measure of lightly toasty oak in a compact, medium-deep package. It is slightly supple in feel and finished with a proper bit of crisping acidity, and it should find a comfortable place at the table with any number of not-too-spicy chicken dishes.

- Charles Olken and Earl Singer

June 01, 2000

"Star Listings"

     

1998 Chardonnay Dutton Ranch

An excellent Chardonnay, in a full, complex, yet elegant style. Crisp and intense in its flavors of apple, peach, citrus fruit, butterscotch, and toasted oak.

- Ronn Wiegand

April 26, 2000

"Perfection!"
1998 Chardonnay Dutton Ranch

...one of those miracles of nuance and purity that make you glad the state of California exists. This scrumptious chardonnay exudes the essence of abundant lemon-lime-drenched limestone and honeysuckle; its deft balance and deceptive spareness, its sleekly and subtly buttery and toasty oak and its creamy, substantial finish add up to perfection.

- Fredric Koeppel

March 24, 2000

1998 Chardonnay Dutton Ranch

I was blown away by the 1998 Dutton Ranch Chardonnay -- a tremendously complex and lingering wine that possesses that extra dimension of terroir in addition to pure California fruit driven character.

- Bob Cranston