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***CALIFORNIA***
Banknote Wine Company Consulting Winemaker: Bill Knuttel ‘Counterfeit’ Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon, 2018 Varietal/Vineyard: 91% Cab Sauv, 4% Merlot, 3% Petite Verdot, 2% Cab Franc / Peterson, Windsor Oaks, Rafanelli. ‘
The Vault’ Napa Valley Red, 2018 Varietal/Vineyard: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Syrah, 8% Malbec, 7% Zinfandel / Napa Valley.
Barrelhead Winemakers: Julianna & Chris Corley ‘Barrelhead’ Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, 2015 Varietal/Vineyard: Cabernet Sauvignon / Heinemann Mountain Vineyard - Spring Mountain, Napa Valley.
Buck Shack Wines Winemaker: Annette Hoff ‘Bourbon Barrel’ Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019 Quick Facts: Aged in freshly emptied bourbon barrels for three months.
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Burly Winemaker: Massimo Monticelli ‘Simpkins Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon, 2018 Varietal/Vineyard: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon / Coombsville - Napa Valley
Flanagan Winemaker: Cabell Coursey. Flanagan's wines are made by Cabell Coursey, who, in addition to stints in the Willamette Valley and Burgundy, has also held winemaking positions at Alder Springs Vineyard, Dumol, and Kosta Browne.y
Beauty of Three Proprietary Red, 2015 Varietal/Vineyard: Cabernet Sauvignon 80%, Syrah 15%, Merlot 5% / Sonoma County
Grable Vineyards Winemaker: Mike and Amy Grable
‘Patience’ Cabernet Sauvignon, 2010, 2011 Varietal/Vineyard: 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Cab Franc, 1% Petit Verdot / Grable Vineyard, Knights Valley, Sonoma.
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Grace Family Vineyards Winemaker: Gary Brookman (Clark-Claudon) / Helen Keplinger
Blank Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, 2010, 2012 Varietal/Vineyard: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon / Blank Vineyard, Rutherford, Napa Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon, 2013 Varietal/Vineyard: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon / Grace Family Vineyard, St. Helena, Napa Valley. The first ‘cult’ wine
Hestan Vineyards Winemaker: Thomas Rivers Brown
Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, 2016 Varietal/Vineyard: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon / Hestan Vineyard, Napa Valley. ‘
Meyer Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon, 2017 Varietal/Vineyard: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon / Hestan Vineyard, Napa Valley Quick Facts: The ‘second’ wine of Hestan, this is certainly at the quality level of a flagship wine.
Stephanie Napa Valley Red Wine, 2011 Varietal/Vineyard: 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Petit Verdot, 16% Merlot, 12% Malbec, 5% Cab Franc / Napa Valley ‘
Stephanie’ Cabernet Sauvignon, 2011 Varietal/Vineyard: 78% Cab Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot, 5% Cab Franc, 1% Malbec / Hestan Vineyard, Napa Valley
Jules Melange Winemakers: Julianna & Chris Corley Vin Rouge, 2014 Varietal/Vineyard: 62% Cabernet Franc, 31% Merlot, 7% Syrah / Napa Valley.
Kaman Estate Wines Winemaker: Mark Herold Cabernet Sauvignon Estate, 2018
Margerum Wines Winemaker: Doug Margerum 'Riviera' Ros , 2020 Varietal/Vineyard: 81% Grenache, 8% Syrah, 8% Counoise, and 3% Mourv dre / Los Olivos District, Santa Barbara County.
Monticello Vineyards Winemaker: Chris Corley Estate Chardonnay, 2018 Varietal/Vineyard: 100% Chardonnay / Home Ranch Vineyard, Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley.
Estate Merlot, 2017 Varietal/Vineyard: 96% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc / Home Ranch & Knollwood Vineyards - Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley.
‘Jefferson Cuv e' Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019 Varietal/Vineyard: 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot / State Lane Vineyard - Yountville; Tietjen Vineyard – Rutherford; Yewell Vineyard – St Helena; Knollwood Vineyard, Oak Knoll District, Monticello Vineyard – Oak Knoll; Napa Valley.
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Neal Family Vineyards ‘Howell Mountain’ Cabernet Sauvignon, 2016 Varietal/Vineyard: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon / Howell Mountain Estate Vineyard.
New Frontier Wine Company Winemaker: Matt Sands / Consultants: Philippe Melka, Maayan Koschitzky, Michel Rolland
Lithology Beckstoffer ‘Dr. Crane Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon, 2018 Varietal/Vineyard: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon / Beckstoffer, Dr. Crane Vineyard, Napa Valley
Lithology Beckstoffer ‘Las Piedras Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon, 2018 Varietal/Vineyard: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon / Beckstoffer, Las Piedras Vineyard, Napa Valley
Justice ‘Jurisprudence’ Cabernet Sauvingon, 2018 Varietal/Vineyard: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon / Oakville, Napa Valley
Reynolds Family Winemaker: Steve Reynolds
Estate Cabernet sauvignon, 2017 Varietal / Vineyard: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon / Napa Valley
Robert Foley Vineyards Winemaker: Bob Foley
Napa Valley Chardonnay, 2019 Varietal/Vineyard: 100% Chardonnay (Barrel Fermented in French Oak) / Napa Valley.
Charbono, 2017 Varietal/Vineyard: 100% Charbono / Gary Heitz Vineyard, Calistoga, Napa Valley. Quick Facts: Ten-day fermentation, once-seasoned French Oak barrels. Charbono is the varietal that allured Bob into the world of winemaking, after being introduced to it at Inglenook in the late ‘60s. ‘The Griffin’ Red Blend, 2017 Varietal/Vineyard: 30% Petite Sirah, 26% Merlot, 21% Petit Verdot, 14% Charbono 9% Syrah / California. Pinot Noir, 2014 Varietal/Vineyard: 100% Pinot Noir / Hudson & Rasmussen Vineyards, Carneros, Napa Valley. Petite Sirah, 2016 Varietal/Vineyard: 100% Petite Sirah / Napa Valley. Claret, 2015 Varietal/Vineyard: 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 3% Petite Verdot / Napa Valley. Shannon Ridge Wines Winemaker: Annette Hoff ‘High Elevation’ Chardonnay, 2020 Varietal/Vineyard: 98% Chardonnay, 2% Sauvignon Blanc (6 months French and American oak) / Lake County, CA ‘High Elevation’ Petite Sirah, 2019 Varietal/Vineyard: 100% Petite Sirah (14 months French and American oak) / Lake County, CA ‘High Elevation’ Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019 Varietal/Vineyard: 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Syrah, 6% Petite Sirah, 5% Malbec, 3% Petite Verdot / Lake County, CA Shelter Winemaker: Bob Foley Napa Valley Merlot, NV Quick facts: The NV is blended from barrel selections spanning the 2007, 2008 & 2009 vintages ‘The Butcher’ Cabernet Sauvignon, 2015 Quick Facts: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Blockbuster
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.