It doesn’t go quite as far as Roth Vodka, which mentions something like a vintage date. But in some ways, Napa Vodka goes further — because it refers to the specific grape varietal and the vaunted Napa origin — rather than just California more generally.
Wines & Vines explains:
The vodka was made from 2008 grapes harvested from a single vineyard in Napa Valley and fermented into wine, then distilled in a Vendome copper pot still at Stillwater Spirits in Petaluma, Calif. … It takes nearly 2 tons of grapes to produce the 3,000 gallons of wine needed to make 300 gallons of high-proof spirits, which are then diluted to 500 gallons. … While there appears to be no legal requirement, [owner Arthur] Hartunian secured approval from the Napa Valley Vintners and Napa Valley Grapegrowers for his project.
It sells for about $75 per bottle, and the Napa, California distillery produced only about 2,600 bottles.
Arthur has no agreement with the Napa Valley Vintners. I have a copy of the letter from
The Napa Valley Vintners. It says nothing about Napa Valley Distillery. If you want a copy,
email me. Check out truthincraftdistilling.com.
On 4-27-14 I made a comment about Arthur Hartunian. He sicked his lawyer on me.
So I have to retract the statement that he has no agreement with Napa Valley Vintners.
I still think I can tell you about the “truthincraftdistilling.com. & napavalleydistillery.com.
Sincerely, Robert Contreras.