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Feature Article
Ground Zero for Cabernet Sauvignon: The Silverado Trail weaves through Napa Valley's Stags Leap District, home to the Stags Leap Appellation Collection.
Photo courtesy of SLD Winegrowers Assn.
Stags Leap District ~ Napa Valley (AVA)
Stags Leap District's
Appellation in a Box
Consumers can buy into a rare opportunity to have their own exclusive, comparative tasting of small lots of reserve Cabernet Sauvignon from a single appellation whose worthy reputation is based on that grape.
by
Michael Lasky
October 3, 2007
Each year for over a decade, the Stags Leap District Winegrowers have released what they call the Appellation Collection. The annual edition is limited to 300 cases comprised of reserve Cabernet Sauvignon bottles from member wineries in the district. You could call it Appellation in a Box , for this one case contains prized examples of what we call appellation distinctiveness.
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