395475 Wed Apr 25 16:03:50 -0700 2007 12 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 2515352 [The Chowhound Team moved this post from the Wine Board because of its location specific nature.] I’ll be going to Napa this weekend and would like to bring back some port style wine. Was a fan of the Buena Vista ports from Sonoma, but are no longer in production. Also suggestions for lunch/dinner would be great too…(nice but not pricey) thanks Wed Apr 25 16:03:50 -0700 2007 85155 EKIMS 1 2515399 Heitz makes a nice Ink Grade Port. Wed Apr 25 16:19:21 -0700 2007 2515352 50082 TonyO 2 2515909 Heitz also produces a very interesting (and tasty) port-styled wine from Grignolino grapes. Wed Apr 25 19:05:03 -0700 2007 2515399 28122 zin1953 3 2515978 Yes, I was given a bottle of the Grignolino version a couple years ago from a close friend of the Heitz family. It was very enjoyable. Wed Apr 25 19:33:24 -0700 2007 2515909 50082 TonyO 3 2519729 Heitz is really yummy... had a case of it for tasting at our wedding.... another favorite, but up in Calistoga is vincent Arroyo (to die for, but tends to have a wait list) Thu Apr 26 22:05:32 -0700 2007 2515909 11257 Mel 2 2519716 For CA port-styled wines, I really like the Beringer varietal offerings, and often pour one in a Port tasting, just for the counterpoint. Meyer's Family (Silver Oak) port is a nice wine, as is the BV, though it is tougher to find, even at the winery. I have had Prager port, and found it lacking, but I understand that a stop there is well worth the visit. Besides, you may appreciate their port-styled wine, more than I do. Elsewhere, Geyser Peak has done some nice port-styled wines, that I have enjoyed. Hunt Thu Apr 26 21:58:34 -0700 2007 2515399 11329 Bill Hunt 2 2522365 I had the Heitz today. Tasty. I prefer the Ink Grade to the thinner Grignolino Port. Fri Apr 27 18:20:46 -0700 2007 2515399 18222 maria lorraine 1 2515922 Lunch: Bistro Don Giovanni just north of Napa, or Taylor's Refresher in St. Helena. For wines made in a style similar to true Porto, Heitz is one good choice. So, too, is Beringer, which produces this style of wine from Cabernet Sauvignon. But the REAL place to go is Prager -- they make 6-7 different wines similar to true Ports. Some are produced from Petite Sirah, but others are produced from traditional Portuguese varieties. Tacky website, but: http://www.pragerport.com/ I never recommend V. Sattui, but if you like Madeira . . . brave the crowds and get some of their version. Wed Apr 25 19:11:01 -0700 2007 2515352 28122 zin1953 2 2524000 Yes, the Prager Port Works has a very corny website, but go to the winery and they will let you see their "other" website. If you do go, note that their driveway is marked, but the sign gets kind of lost in the bushes. I've gotten their white port as a gift for friends who can't drink red wine. Their tasting is nice because you can taste several different types of port (I had 8 on a recent visit). Have a nice trip! . Sat Apr 28 15:47:36 -0700 2007 2515922 16301 Non Cognomina 1 2516242 Charles Krug makes an excellent Zinfandel Port, a blend of eight vintages. Can't recommend other CK wines, but the port is incredibly good. On weekends, they pair it with Scharrfen Berger chocolate...about $30 for 500 ml. Call first. Wed Apr 25 21:38:42 -0700 2007 2515352 18222 maria lorraine 1 2516439 here are some port that you can only get it at winery....makes it kind a special imo shafer hillside cab port vincent arroyo petti sirah port rombauer zin port clos pegase cab port del dotto cab franc port schweiger cab port silver oak meyer family port v sattui port provenance vineyard port frank family vineyard port cuvaison espirtu port Thu Apr 26 01:20:55 -0700 2007 2515352 79299 rickym13 2 2517246 sweet! thanks. Thu Apr 26 09:25:54 -0700 2007 2516439 85155 EKIMS 2 2521657 The Rombauer Zin Port is excellent! I wish they sold it outside their winery (and I wish we had bought more than two bottles when we visited there a couple years ago!). Fri Apr 27 14:13:29 -0700 2007 2516439 41050 mitchgx