Chateau Montelena
Chateau Montelena is a Napa Valley winery, established in 1882, that produces and sells wines from its estate vineyards and offers visitors wine-tasting experiences, wine club membership, and direct-to-consumer bottle sales.www.montelena.com
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Oct 13, 2026
MollyHOST
Okay.
Mark CarterGUEST
There's a famous place up here called Chateau Montelena, which for winery, they won the Chardonnay, won the Judgment in Paris.
Mark CarterGUEST
Yeah.
MollyHOST
Yeah.
HarmeetHOST
After years of studying and working his way through the wine industry, Grgich found himself in Napa Valley just as the region was beginning to emerge as a serious wine producing area.
HarmeetHOST
That journey re- reached a historic milestone in 1976 when a Chardonnay crafted by Mer- Mike Gr- Grgich for Chateau Montelena won first place in the now famous Judgment of Paris tasting.
HarmeetHOST
In a blind competition against some of France's most celebrated wines, the victory shocked the entire wine world and established Napa Valley as a global wine destination.
HarmeetHOST
That's also when Stag's Leap, uh, uh, you know, made the-
Sam BenrubiHOST
... that you thought are important to that region.
Jancis RobinsonGUEST
Obviously Chateau Montelena.
Sam BenrubiHOST
Right.
Jancis RobinsonGUEST
Now Isley.
Scott BeckerGUEST
And always with a proper espresso to finish.
Scott BeckerGUEST
And so, Frank, we obviously spent a lot of time together on the Chateau Montelena deal.
Scott BeckerGUEST
Also with Tosta Brown.
Carol CollisonHOST
Yep.