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Napa Valley

Napa Valley AVA is the most famous winemaking region in the United States and one of the most prestigious in the world. With nearly 43,000 acres of vineyards and more than 300 wineries, it is the heart of fine wine production in the United States. Winemaking started in Napa in 1838 when George C. Yount planted grapes and began producing wine commercially. Other winemaking pioneers followed in the late 19th century, including the founders of Charles Krug, Schramsberg, Inglenook and Beaulieu Vineyards. An infestation of phylloxera, an insect that attacks vine roots, and the onset of Prohibition nearly wiped out the nascent Napa wine industry in the early 20th century. But by the late 1950s and early 1960s Robert Mondavi and other visionaries were producing quality wines easily distinguishable from the mass-produced jug wines made in California’s Central Valley. Napa Valley’s AVA was established in 1983, and today there are 16 sub-appellations within the Napa Valley AVA. Many grapes grow well in Napa’s Mediterranean climate, but the region is best known for Cabernet Sauvignon. Chardonnay is also very successfully cultivated, and about 30% of the AVA’s acreage is planted to white grapes, with the majority of those grapes being Chardonnay,

1988 Caymus Zinfandel

Light capsule condition issue; mid shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1985 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

2 available
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1985 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1989 Joseph Phelps Insignia

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill

1980 Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1980 Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

2018 Colgin Jubilation

2020 Realm Fidelio Sauvignon Blanc

2013 Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue

1980 Heitz Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; base neck fill; light label condition issue

1986 Heitz Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1981 Heitz Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue; light writing on label

1987 Robert Mondavi My 50th Harvest in the Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue; etched bottle

2 available
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1966 Robert Mondavi Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; 3.5 cm ullage; label condition issue

2009 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

11 available
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2009 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

7 available
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2015 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork

2015 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

2018 Far Niente Estate Bottled Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

1986 Far Niente Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

1994 Far Niente Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

4 available
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2009 Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon

2 available
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2009 Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

1998 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cask 23

1.5ltr

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

1979 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars SLV Cabernet Sauvignon

Signs of past seepage; label condition issue