All For You is a photograph by Laurie Search which was uploaded on November 9th, 2014.
All For You
Jade Lake at Chateau Montelena, Calistoga, CA.......... The beautiful winery's website says this: Chateau Montelena's rich history began on a chilly... more
Title
All For You
Artist
Laurie Search
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
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Jade Lake at Chateau Montelena, Calistoga, CA.......... The beautiful winery's website says this: Chateau Montelena's rich history began on a chilly fall morning when Alfred L. Tubbs spaded over and inspected the soil where he thought of planting estate vineyards. He had heard the Napa Valley was the best place to grow grapes in California. A deal was struck, and in January of 1882 the San Francisco entrepreneur owned 254 acres of rugged land just two miles north of Calistoga at the base of Mount Saint Helena. The soils are well drained, stony and loose - perfect for the vines he would plant..........It took less than a decade to turn his dream into reality. First Tubbs planted his vineyards, then he built his Chateau, and in 1886 he imported a French-born winemaker. By 1896 his winery, christened Chateau Montelena (a contracted form of Mount Saint Helena), was the seventh largest in the Napa Valley. Winemaking at the Chateau came to an end with Prohibition. After Prohibition was repealed, the Tubbs family continued to harvest the vineyard, making some wines and selling grapes to other wineries and home winemakers..........The Tubbs family sold the winery in 1958, at which time the Chateau and its overgrown grounds passed into the hands of Yort and Jeanie Frank, who were looking for a peaceful spot to retire. The Chateau inspired Frank to excavate a lake, with landscaping to reflect the Chinese gardens of his homeland. Today, Jade Lake is considered one of Napa Valley's most beautiful sanctuaries, home to a variety of fish and wildlife, and surrounded by weeping willows and native fauna..........The next chapter began with the renaissance of Chateau Montelena Winery and the Estate vineyard. Under the leadership of Jim Barrett, the vineyard was cleared and replanted, and the Chateau outfitted with modern winemaking equipment. He assembled a team to oversee the vineyard and winemaking, then grew and contracted for the highest-quality grapes in the Napa Valley. In 1972 wines were made for the first time. Decades later, this celebrated family-owned winery continues to thrive with Jim's son Bo Barrett at the helm.
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November 9th, 2014
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Meg Rousher
I want to picture hunt here. This is beautiful ...l/f
Laurie Search replied:
Meg, it was such a fantastic place to shoot! It was hard to go wrong there!! :) Thank you very, very much!! I truly appreciate it!! :)))
Laurie Search
Thank you all so, so much!!! I truly appreciate that wonderful compliments and support!!!! :))))
Deb Halloran
Laurie, As always, you have composed this beautifully. Wonderful colors, light and shadows. Nicely done, my friend. v/f