Sign In

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,

1943 Beaulieu Vineyard Dry Sauternes

Capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; light signs of past seepage; mid shoulder fill; label condition issue

1964 Inglenook Cask G-24 Cabernet Sauvignon

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

WA  95   

1967 Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon

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

2 available
Bid *

1967 Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon

Capsule condition issue; depressed cork; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

1967 Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly depressed cork; light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

1967 Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon

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

1967 Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon

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

1967 C. Mondavi & Sons Burgundy

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; 5 cm ullage; label condition issue

1968 Beaulieu Vineyard Beaumont Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

1968 Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Base neck fill; label condition issue

MB  *****   
RP  95   
WS  93   

1968 Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill

MB  *****   
RP  95   
WS  93   

1968 Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; base neck fill; light label condition issue

MB  *****   
RP  95   
WS  93   

1968 Inglenook Zinfandel

Very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

1969 Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon

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

1969 Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon

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

2 available
Bid *

1969 Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon

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

1971 Heitz Cabernet Sauvignon

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

1972 Inglenook Zinfandel

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; base neck fill; label condition issue

2 available
Bid *

1973 Clos du Val Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

1973 Clos du Val Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

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

1974 Heitz Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

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

MB  *****   
RP  98   
WS  97   

1974 Charles Krug Vintage Selection Lot F1 Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly depressed cork; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

2 available
Bid *

1975 Robert Mondavi Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

3 available
Bid

1975 Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

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

CT  92.4   
MB  ****   

1976 Mayacamas Cabernet Sauvignon

Signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

VN  96