Napa
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Paranormal
Ghost Winery Tours
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Unique Wine Tour Offers Glimpse
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Ghost Winery’s Ethereal History
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Helena, CA – March 2019 / Newsmaker Alert / In honor of its history
as one of Napa Valley’s few remaining Ghost Wineries, Flora
Springs Winery is offering monthly paranormal ghost winery tours where
guests interact with the spirits who inhabit the 19th century stone building
and caves where the winery continues to make its wine. Flora Springs’ Sixteen
Spirits Historical Ghost Winery Tour & Tasting is offered one Sunday
a month April-October 2019, at the winery’s estate in St. Helena, California.
The two-hour tour, led by professional paranormal investigators from Napa
City Ghosts & Legends, is accompanied by a tasting of Flora Springs
wines including its Ghost Winery Malbec. Reservations for the $75 experience
($60 for Flora Springs wine club members) can be made at info@florasprings.com
or by calling 800-913-1118.
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‘Ghost
Winery’ is a term used to describe wineries that were built between 1860
and 1900 and fell into disrepair in the early 20th century due to the triple
threat of the vine disease phylloxera, the Great Depression, and of course,
Prohibition. “We’ve often wondered about the history of our 19th century
winery. If its thick stone walls could talk, what would they say about
its former inhabitants and passers-through?” said Nat Komes, general manager
and a third-generation family member of Flora Springs, owned by the Komes-Garvey
family. “It’s what led us to find out for ourselves if there are spirits
still lingering in this place.”
Introduced
in late 2018 following the winery’s own research, Flora Springs’ Sixteen
Spirits Ghost Winery Historical Tour and Tasting is offered in partnership
with Napa City Ghosts & Legends, which has conducted hundreds of paranormal
investigations and been featured on the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet,
and Eye on the Bay. “The investigators tell us there are sixteen souls
who still roam our old stone winery, and we know they are anxious to make
themselves known,” says Komes. “Among others, we’ve had encounters with
a Scottish barrel-maker with a taste for whiskey and a flapper from the
1920s. I started out curious but a bit skeptical, but these brushes with
the past have been eye-opening to say the least.”
Visitors
interested in what is surely one of Napa Valley’s most unique wine experiences
are encouraged to make reservations quickly, as tours are filling up. Each
tour and tasting is limited to no more than 12 persons to provide an intimate
experience. Dates and more information about Flora Springs’ Ghost Winery
tours can be found at www.florasprings.com/events.
About
Flora Springs
Founded
in 1978 by John and Carrie Komes and Julie (Komes) and Pat Garvey, Flora
Springs Winery (www.FloraSprings.com)
is located in the northwest corner of Napa Valley’s Rutherford appellation.
Family-owned through three generations, Flora Springs is committed to the
traditions of fine winemaking and the responsible stewardship of its 650
acres of vineyards. Today, ninety percent of Flora Springs’ red wines are
sourced from its sustainably-farmed estate vineyards.
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