NAPA wine executive returns for Northwood tasting

The president of one of Napa Valley's most prestigious wineries, Bryan del Bondio, returns to Meridian this month to lead the February 28th wine tasting at Northwood Country Club. Del Bondio will lend insight to the entire Markham portfolio as area wine lovers sample the 2003 Cabernet, 2004 Merlot, 2006 Sauvignon Blanc, 2003 Petite Sirah, 2005 Chardonnay, and the 2001 Reserve Merlot. The Markham selections come from a company that traces its history in Napa back to 1874 and an immigrant from Bordeaux, France, Jean Laurent. Today, the winery is owned corporately (the Mercian Corporation), and has benefited from a multi-million dollar renovation and expansion. The Markham facilities, located in St Helena almost directly across the street from the old Christian Brothers Winery (now the impressive home of the west coast branch of the Culinary Institute of America and its Center for Professional Wine Studies), are among the premier of the Napa region.


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