When did Robert Louis Stevenson say that Napa Valley wine was “bottled poetry”?
Actually, he didn’t. He said that “wine” was bottled poetry. And he was referring to French wine when he wrote in his book The Silverado Squatters “…and the wine is bottled poetry.” But he wrote the book while he and his bride were staying on Mount St. Helena, so the Napa Valley claims him as one of its own. And he’d certainly say it about Napa Valley wine if he were around today. Wouldn’t he?
