Home|Saturday, Nov 21, 2009

sfo
UrbanDaddy
Sign-up-badge
UrbanDaddy is a free exclusive email magazine devoted to keeping you in the know.
Sign-up-badge-medium
Sign-up-badge-medium
The latest scoop on food, nightlife, shopping, entertainment...and some perks. You want this, trust us. Sign up for a free membership.

Note that you will receive a separate email for each edition you select.

Spinner
Your email will NEVER be shared or rented
Privacy Policy | User Agreement
Leisure

San Francisco Home > Leisure > Trailer Stash

Published April 27, 2009

Trailer Stash
Napa's Only Tasting Trailer

Wine is as good an excuse as any to get the hell out of Dodge.

Trouble is, after you've been to a few tasting rooms—whether in caves or castles—it feels like you've been to them all.

Unless, of course, the tasting room in question happens to be a trailer.

Say hi to the folks at Behrens Family Winery—Napa's only tasting room housed in a vintage '47 Westcraft trailer perched high atop Spring Mountain—pouring by appointment now.

Parked at the point where Spring Mountain Road dead-ends upon an 1,800-foot bird's-eye view of Napa's valley floor, Behrens will be your nonconformist tasting bar on wheels for varietals like Syrah and Cabernet and red blends like the '06 Fat Boy (the Harley of the wine world).

If you're wondering what to expect from vino poured inside a narrow wood-paneled trailer owned by a Humboldt winemaker, you'll be glad to learn that the wines are legit—consistently scoring in the 90s by wine experts in the know.

Of course, you'll have ample opportunity to judge for yourself, as you sample about nine different wines during the hour-long private tasting. After that, spread out at the tables outside where, on a good day, the outdoor pizza oven will be fired up and turning out crisp, bubbly pies.

Which is basically trailer talk for a cheese plate.

ADVERTISEMENT Arrow2-down
_
  • November 16, 2009

    Old Bay

    Old Bay
    Tailgating on the Open Seas

  • November 11, 2009

    My Name Is Luca

    My Name Is Luca
    Napa Does Italy

  • November 03, 2009

    Barrel Service

    Barrel Service
    Winery Direct Barrels at Home

  • October 27, 2009

    Point Blank

    Point Blank
    Meeting Halfway: There's an App for That

  • October 20, 2009

    Fright Night

    Fright Night
    The Hot List: Where to Party on Halloween

© 2009 UrbanDaddy. All Rights Reserved.