These Aren’t Mickey Mouse Wines
Former professional football play and former CEO of The Walt Disney Company, Ron Miller spends his time at the Silverado Winery, and his ranch in Wyoming (The Lazy M Ranch)
In the early 1970s, after a day trip to Napa Valley with her mom, Diane Miller found a vineyard in the Stags Leap District that she and her husband purchased as an investment. They bought an 80 acre property that was planted with Chardonnay and some Gewurztraminer.
For several years they sold their Chardonnay grapes under contract to Mike Grgich. But, like many others in the wine business, they became winemakers – and never looked back. In 1981 they started Silverado Winery and produce award-winning wines.
The daughter of Walt Disney, Diane was instrumental in the building of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles, and The Walt Disney Family Museum at the Presidio in San Francisco.
Silverado Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2005
It’s important to have some “classic” wines in your cellar, and the Silverado 2005 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon fits that bill at a reasonable price. Aromas of plum, cedar, dried herbs and earth. Flavors of black cherries, black currants, toast, and damp earth with a hint of lead pencil shavings.
Robert Parker: A mid-weight, flavorful red with good acidity as well as a moderately long finish. Open at least an hour before serving to mellow out the tannins. It should keep for 7-10 years.” Sold out at the vineyard. At K & L for $30
