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Napa Valley

Appellation

Napa Valley is widely regarded as America's most prestigious wine region, prized for its Mediterranean climate, fog-cooled mornings, and varied volcanic and alluvial soils across the valley floor and surrounding hillsides. It built its international reputation on Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, cemented by top finishes at the 1976 Judgment of Paris blind tasting against renowned French wines.

Grapes grown here