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The New Way to Pour Wine in Napa

This scene at the "Napa Gras" party was just one of many memorable highlights during the week long Premiere Napa Valley trade event that culminated today in an auction of 207 lots.

BY Monica Turner — 02.23.2013

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Raymond Vineyards: An informative session on the new way to pour wine in Napa. The result is, allegedly, crowd and Instagram approved.

One of the wildest places on planet Earth last night was quite possibly Raymond Vineyards.

In this Stark Insider TV outtake join Loni Stark as she witnesses first hand the new way to pour wine in Napa.

WATCH: Wild Mardi Gras Party at Raymond Vineyards

This scene at the “Napa Gras” party was just one of many memorable highlights during the week-long Premiere Napa Valley trade event that culminated today in an auction of 207 lots.

ALSO: Watch: Merry Edwards, Robert Parker Inducted into Napa Vintners Hall of Fame (Video)

Discussion panels, winemaker dinners, and barrel samplings were just a few of the items on the itinerary that many watch closely and use partially as a barometer of the overall health of the fine wine market.

As for that new way to pour wine, we’re not quite sure it’ll go mainstream, but as you can see in the video clip above, Jean-Charles Boisset seems quite pleased with the result.

Stay tuned for more coverage on Stark Insider including interviews, highlights from the barrel tasting, Napa vignettes, behind the scenes at the massive Culinary Institute of America kitchen, write-ups from Clinton Stark, and more!

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Monica Turner

Contributor to Stark Insider for tech, the arts and All Things West Coast for over 10 years.

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