Premiere Napa Valley 2020 auction raises $3.9m
The auction saw a record 71 winning bidders...
The Napa Valley wine region is arguably California’s best known wine producing area.
It will be forever associated with the 1976 Judgement of Paris blind tasting that saw some of the world’s top palates, including Decanter’s Steven Spurrier , rate Napa Cabernet Sauvignon from Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars ahead of classified Bordeaux.
In the subsequent 40 years, Napa Valley has gone from having a few dozen wineries to several hundred – reaching the point where limits on new winery permits are a hot topic of conversation in the area. Trade body Napa Valley Vintners has 500 members, but was formed by just seven vintners in 1944.
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The auction saw a record 71 winning bidders...
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The 39th edition of the auction...
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A forward-thinking winery in Stags Leap District...
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Eleven vintages of Mount Eden's two Cabernets...
Winery owner John Shafer has died at the age of 94.