The party scene shifted from Sonoma (I wrote a blog on the Wine Spectator "Bring Your Own Magnum" party in Sonoma earlier this week) to Napa on Wednesday night, and so did the mindset. While Sonoma vintners contemplate their future, vis a vis its new rising star Pinot Noir and whether that wine will ever achieve the fame of its neighbor’s superstar wine, Cabernet, there’s no shortage of confidence or lack of self esteem in Napaland.
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