“I enjoy wine and have been a regular traveler to wine growing regions around the world.  I thought I knew the Napa Valley well after traveling there consistently most of my life.  In January my wife and I visited Napa with some friends on an itinerary designed and led by Hayley Cogill that showed me a new way to look at the region.  We started in Carneros where Hayley discussed the alluvial soils and tasted the wines that benefited most from it.  We attended a blending where we could taste Cabernet from all of the 15 appelations of the valley.  After the tasting our group decided that we were especially enjoying the Howell Mountain wines.  The next day we toured Howell Mountain exclusively as expected guests of wineries that Hayley had called the previous day.  We returned with wines for our cellar that we really understood and could explain to our guests when serving them at home.  The accommodations, restaurants, and transportation were all handled by Hayley and perfectly suited our tastes.”

“Hayley, we really appreciated your coordinating our (wine tasting) event. Everyone had a GREAT time, and are still talking about it today. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into the teaching points for mastering the restaurant wine list. There are pointers there that were useful not just to those in attendance but to others that were not able to make the event, that I think will benefit our organization for years to come.  Your wine selection was wonderful (I have picked up a couple of those bottles since) and the food pairings were fantastic. Again thank you all for hosting a wonderful event. The hospitality you and Gary showed helped me to focus on our arrived guests while more came in. Such a big help!

We will keep you on mind for future events, and I will reach out to you when I head to Oregon later this year for thoughts on ‘must visit’ wineries.”