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California

1881 nApA, the first

wine museum in

the united stAtes

Founded in 1881, oakville Grocery is the oldest grocery in the uSa to feature the history of wine. a tasting salon is
California. it was taken over by the Boisset family in early exclusively dedicated to napa wines.
2019 and since then, Jean-Charles Boisset has undertaken 1881 napa is also a place of historical significance for
the task of restoring this key address for demanding visitors to the region. the museum includes a collection
locavores and the many tourists who pass along the famous of wine-related objects from California and France, along
route 29 which crosses the napa Valley, the most famous with archives on the history of the winegrowing pioneers
american winegrowing region. in america – the perfect illustration of the collaboration
the patios have now been given a makeover and visitors between our French and stateside wine houses!
can enjoy the grocery’s full offer of organic and biodynamic a series of tastings have been set to music by Karen
produce. Great importance is given to ensuring the offer macneil, author of Wine Bible, and by thane Knuston, who
is local, and most of what’s on sale comes from California has vinified an exclusive range for 1881 napa reflecting
and no farther. the diversity of the napa terroir, as shown on an old map
the historic Victorian house next door has just opened after on the ceiling.
its own facelift. it is now home to a museum, the first in

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