Jacuzzi Family Vineyards, Sonoma, California
The sole remaining unaltered work of John Bergstrom & Sons, Opus 66, built in 1897 for the First Congregational Church of Sonoma, California, has been renovated and installed at the Jacuzzi Family Vineyards in Sonoma by Schoenstein & Co. When the music program of the church changed, Fred and Nancy Cline, owners of the winery, stepped forward to save the organ. Nancy Cline has a special interest in the preservation of California history. For example, the property includes an educational museum with models of all twenty-one California missions originally made for the 1939 World’s Fair. The extensive and opulent visitors’ center is designed in the style of an Italian villa. Its main feature is the Barrel Room, a space in Roman Basilica-style complete with apse and accommodating 250 guests, an ideal setting for banquets, weddings, or concerts.
I have always liked a Slab and a Cab, plus this one is a sentimental favorite.
2016 Louis Martini Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
#20-2020
In the late 1970’s, I spent the better part of a year in Northern California, and one of my most pleasant memories was going to the Safeway with a five dollar bill and coming home with an eight ounce fillet and a bottle of Louis Martini Napa Cab. Man, those were the days! The 2016 Louis Martini Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon might be a tad better, and it is definitely a tad more expensive, but it is a high quality Napa Cab, and still great with a juicy, thick fillet!