Robert Craig Winery Spotlight
with Guest Speaker, Elton Slone
Napa, California
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
6:00pm CST / 7:00pm EST
Join us for a wine tasting event featuring Robert Craig wines and guest speaker Elton Slone, President and CEO of Robert Craig Winery. He will be joining us live on the big screen sharing the six wines below.
Wines Tasted:
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Robert Craig Chardonnay, Gap’s Crown Vineyard, Sonoma Coast, California
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Robert Craig Affinity Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California
- Robert Craig Howell Mountain Cuvée, California
- Robert Craig Howell Mountain Merlot, Napa Valley, California
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Robert Craig Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon, California
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Robert Craig Howell Mountain Zinfandel, Black Sears, Napa Valley, California
To reserve a table and attend the wine tasting in person, please call your local participating WineStyles store. Or, if you prefer to attend remotely, pre-order a wine tasting kit to-go and watch/taste along with us on Zoom!
About Robert Craig Winery:
Founder Robert (Bob) Craig began his long and storied career at The Hess Collection in the 1980s. In 1990, Bob Craig founded his eponymous winery on Howell Mountain with three friends from business school. In 2004, CEO Elton Slone joined the winery and became a full partner in 2007. Following Bob’s retirement in 2012, Slone has continued to move the business forward with the other three founding partners. Known for producing small-lot, site-expressive wines from high elevation vineyards, Robert Craig Winery consistently garners high scores and positive accolades from the wine press. Learn more about the winery’s history here.
About Elton Slone – CEO and President:
Since his arrival at Robert Craig Winery in early 2004, Elton Slone has continued the Craig’s commitment to producing properly expressive cabernet sauvignons from mountain vineyards in the Napa Valley. His career spanning nearly three decades in the luxury wine industry have made Elton a fan of single vineyard, cellar worthy wines that display balance, nuance and complexity. Today, he spends much of his time traveling around the country to share the Craig word and wines with other wine enthusiasts. He brings his passion for old world wines to the new world of Craig with a production philosophy based on site expression. Learn more about Elton and the rest of the Robert Craig team here.
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