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74 WINES&VINES September 2017
Taste of Howell
Mountain
Winery owners from Howell Mountain
in Napa Valley rubbed elbows with
guests from sea level June 16, when
the Howell Mountain Vintners & Grow-
ers Association hosted the 23rd annual
Taste of Howell Mountain. The event
at Charles Krug Winery included food
pairings, live music and an auction to
benefit the Howell Mountain Education
Foundation.
Winemaker Jon Jones' Paravel Wines is named for
the castle in the Chronicles of Narnia book series.
Estate host Martha Welshans (from left) and hospitality manager Kristen Arnold pour samples of wine
from O'Shaughnessy Estate Winery, founded by Betty O'Shaughnessy (right).
Dennis Johns, winemaker for Round Two Wines,
has been producing wine in Napa for 40 years.
Larry G. Piña is one of four brothers behind Piña
Napa Valley, a single-vineyard Cabernet producer.
Kara Dunn is the proprietor of Retro Cellars and
does sales and marketing for other wineries.
Mike and Heather Chaput pour vineyard desig-
nate selections from Rudius Wines.
Chris Jambois represents the Howell Mountain
winery Black Sears.
