{"id":1144,"date":"2025-08-04T11:16:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T16:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greginnd.com\/rrvaws\/?p=1144"},"modified":"2025-08-04T11:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T16:16:11","slug":"2018-napa-cabernet-sauvignon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/greginnd.com\/rrvaws\/2018-napa-cabernet-sauvignon\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Napa Cabernet Sauvignon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"342\">We\u2019re excited to invite you to our next wine tasting, where we\u2019ll explore the exceptional 2018 vintage of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Mark your calendars\u2014this is a lineup you won\u2019t want to miss.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"835\">The 2018 growing season in Napa Valley was one of the most balanced in recent memory. A cool, steady spring and summer, free of extreme heat spikes, allowed grapes to ripen slowly and evenly. The result? A vintage that many winemakers consider near-perfect. Expect beautifully structured Cabernets with vibrant acidity, fine tannins, and layered flavors of dark fruit, spice, and a hint of savory complexity. These wines are showing beautifully now and also have the bones to age gracefully.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"1028\">Whether you&#8217;re a long-time Cab lover or just beginning to explore what makes Napa so iconic, this tasting promises a deep dive into a standout vintage. We look forward to sharing it with you!<\/p>\n<p><strong>2018 Napa Cabernet Sauvignon<\/strong><br \/>\nSaturday, August 9, 2025 at 7:00 pm<br \/>\nHosted by Tom and Barb Gravel<br \/>\n1242 Cimarron Blvd., West Fargo<\/p>\n<p>$25 members<br \/>\n$35 guests<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re excited to invite you to our next wine tasting, where we\u2019ll explore the exceptional 2018 vintage of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Mark your calendars\u2014this is a lineup you won\u2019t want to miss. The 2018 growing season in Napa Valley was one of the most balanced in recent memory. A cool, steady spring and summer, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1145,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,9,8,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aws-event","category-education","category-valley-vine","category-wine-event"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/greginnd.com\/rrvaws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/greginnd.com\/rrvaws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/greginnd.com\/rrvaws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greginnd.com\/rrvaws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greginnd.com\/rrvaws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1144"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/greginnd.com\/rrvaws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1146,"href":"http:\/\/greginnd.com\/rrvaws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1144\/revisions\/1146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greginnd.com\/rrvaws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/greginnd.com\/rrvaws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greginnd.com\/rrvaws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/greginnd.com\/rrvaws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}