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In fact, the vineyard’s history can be traced back to Napa Valley’s beginnings, when in 1838 George Yount, for whom the town of Yountville was named, first planted grapevines there. Today, this historic vineyard produces three wines: Dominus, its flagship, Napanook, and Othello.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SGWS","offers":[{"title":"750ml","offer_id":42705415831670,"sku":"636595123758","price":289.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/9717\/7206\/files\/384-22041_00.jpg?v=1773704035"},{"product_id":"giant-steps-circle-of-fifths-pinot-noir-2024","title":"Giant Steps Circle of Fifths Pinot Noir 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlended exclusively from single vineyard sites in similar proportions, Circle of Fifths captures the strengths of these vineyards in one wine – carefully crafted and fine-tuned over myriad blending sessions. 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The meeting of these two different soils give to Rabajà its incredible complexity. Bordering both Asili and Muncagota it combines the personality of those two great vineyards with and extra richness due to the South\/West warm exposure. First produced as a single vineyard in 1970.","brand":"Pinnacle","offers":[{"title":"750ml","offer_id":43356126281846,"sku":"550930717299","price":104.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/9717\/7206\/files\/barbaresco-docg-rabaja-produttori-del-barbaresco.png?v=1777585324"},{"product_id":"dorsey-vineyards-cabernet-sauvignon-detert-vyd-2023","title":"Dorsey Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Detert Vineyard 2023","description":"Projects traditionally start in one of two ways. The more common approach is someone has a great idea for a name\/brand, trademarks it and goes searching for fruit to bring it to life.  The other way has been the primary motivating factor for me in several projects.  An opportunity too good to pass up (and in some cases, to believe) drops in my lap and that provides the spark to establish everything around it.  When I received an email from Tom Garrett early in 2023 offering me 4 small pieces of his family's legendary Detert Vineyard, Dorsey was born.\n\nHarvesting 2 blocks of Cabernet Sauvignon and 2 blocks of Cabernet Franc in 2023 is leading us to think we will see two wines coming from this magical spot, a Detert Vineyard old vine Cabernet Franc and a Detert Vineyard 100% Cabernet Sauvignon blended across clones 7 and 169.  2023 may be the best vintage I have ever seen for Napa Valley Bordeaux varietals so I'm extremely pleased with the way these wines are shaping up in barrel.","brand":"Pinnacle","offers":[{"title":"750ml","offer_id":43368245690486,"sku":"449132662134","price":264.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/9717\/7206\/files\/Screenshot-2025-12-10-at-10.28.01-AM.png?v=1778246044"},{"product_id":"antinori-tignanello-2022-copy","title":"Antinori Tignanello 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eAntinori Tignanello is a renowned wine produced by the esteemed Marchesi Antinori, a family with over six centuries of winemaking history in Tuscany, Italy. 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