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Art, Wine & Design  in the Napa Valley Ma(i)sonry is a living gallery... a destination where guests can appreciate art and furnishings that encompass a variety of works from 16th century European craftsmen to contemporary artists and designers, all while savoring limited production, boutique wines.   Ma(i)sonry's portfolio of collective wines evolves throughout the year.     You can enjoy a wine tasting experience in one of three private rooms in the historic house or the outdoor gardens, which are landscaped around architectural remnants, contemporary sculpture and a stone fire pit.   After the Tour de Cour we met up with my step-sister who lives in nearby St. Helena. We ordered a Chardonnay tasting flight.    Tasting flight is a term used by wine tasters to describe a selection of wines, usually between three and eight glasses, but sometimes as many as fifty, presented fo...