CHRIS CORLEY WINES | Napa Valley
S54 E12 | Listening To The Wine

🎶 Music has been an important part of my life, both listening and playing. When I was younger, I played bass in a few bands, mostly punk and metal, terrific raw energy. Playing speed metal on a fretless jazz bass created some wild sounds!

🎹 It’s the piano though that has been my lifelong companion, and I thank our mom for insisting on the dreaded piano lessons as a kid. Turns out it was the best gift I ever received!

🍷Inside my mind, there are a lot of beautiful connections between wine and music. Assembling a wine blend is similar to composing a song … every barrel a note, assembled into chords, then measures, with melodies and rhythm, sharps and flats.

⚖️ The deep bass tones at the lower end of the keyboard are like the resonant foundational varietals in a blend, while the upper keys dance in my mind like the hints of bright notes from a touch of bright, spicy varietals. With wine, balance is key … although with music, creative imbalance is fascinating to explore … sharps, flats, dissonance, time signatures.

💡I’ve always had two inner sanctums … the blending table and the piano, I feel equally at peace in both places … and draw inspiration between the two, in both directions. Combining these two inner sanctums is the focus of the auction lot I’ve assembled for Napa Vintners ‘Premiere Napa Valley’ Auction.

🎧 Stay tuned as we explore the wonderful synesthesia of wine and music over the next few months leading up to the Napa Vintners Premiere Napa Valley annual wine trade auction!

Chris Corley Wines
Premiere Napa Valley
Auction Lot # 28
Middle C | ‘Family Reserve’ Red Wine

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