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June 23 Wine Cave Dinner highlights

June 23 Wine Cave Dinner highlights

Uncategorized 🕔July 1, 2018

Our June 23 Wine Cave Dinner was a huge success, thanks to all who attended! Along with an amazing lineup of wines, the June 23 Wine Cave Dinner showcased an elegant and flavorful five-course dinner prepared in front of our

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How to properly smell wine

How to properly smell wine

Auburn , Winery 🕔September 11, 2017

Have you ever gotten lost and mesmerized by the wonderful aromas inside your glass of Mt. Vernon wine? Smelling wine before drinking it is an important warm-up for the big event known as tasting. Why? We’re preparing our brain to

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September is Wine Month in California – let’s celebrate!

September is Wine Month in California – let’s celebrate!

Auburn 🕔August 28, 2017

Next month, the state will recognize its thousands of vintners, grape growers and wine culture during the 13th annual California Wine Month. Mt. Vernon Winery is proud to be among those carrying on the 250-year tradition of grape production in

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Moderate wine consumption linked to dementia prevention

Moderate wine consumption linked to dementia prevention

Health 🕔August 15, 2017

At Mt. Vernon, we know wine is good for our palates and for our soul. Wine brings us together with family and friends, completes our meals and brings cheer to some of life’s smallest and biggest moments, from weddings to

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Millennials prefer wine as beer consumption, sales fall

Millennials prefer wine as beer consumption, sales fall

Millennials 🕔July 31, 2017

Despite Northern California being a hub for great wine and beer (craft breweries have seemed to really take off in popularity over the last decade), beer sales are down and wine is more popular with millennials. According to a recent

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3 great wines for the summer

3 great wines for the summer

Wine 🕔June 26, 2017

As our attention turns to the warmer months, picnics and spending more time outdoors, you may also be searching for the best summer wines. There’s nothing quite like a refreshing varietal at the end of a triple-digit day (and we’ve

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The best wine-bacon pairings

The best wine-bacon pairings

Pairings 🕔April 25, 2017

In just a couple of weeks, Mt. Vernon Winery will be celebrating 18 years of being in business. We thought of no better way to enjoy the milestone than hosting a day of Blues, Bottles and Bacon! On May 6,

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