![]() Early in his career, Williams crossed paths with some modern American wine icons. Yet Frog’s Leap is best known for the quality of its wines and for keeping to a traditionalist style when most of its neighbors have made plush, overtly fruity wines with rising alcohol levels. On his late-harvest dessert Riesling, the German tongue-twister Trockenbeerenauslese becomes Frogenbeerenauslese. The latter include Leapfrogmilch, a play on the German wine Liebfraumilch, which he used for an off-dry white blend (which he no longer produces, because even with that name, it didn’t sell). Latour also hired the famous enologist, André Tchelistcheff, a man credited for single-handedly defining the modern Napa winemaking style.But that’s pretty much the purview of the greeting card companies, and since it comes only once every four years, they weren’t interested.”Īnd why not celebrate Leap Year Day? Fans of Frog’s Leap will recognize Williams’s sense of humor, from the “Ribbit” stamped on corks to his sometimes-playful names for wines. Georges Latour founded Beaulieu Vineyard in 1900, making it the oldest continuous winery in the state. Gustave Niebaum purchased a large swath of land and completed his winery in 1887, calling it “Inglenook.” Today this remains the oldest bonded winery in California. Thomas Rutherford, responsible for the appellation's name, made serious investments here in grape growing and wine production between the years of 1850 to 1880. It is also home to Napa’s most influential and historic personalities. The sub-appellation claims some of the valley’s most prized vineyards today, namely Caymus, Rubicon and Beckstoffer Georges III. Rutherford Cabernet Sauvingons and Bordeaux Blends garner substantial attention for their enticing fragrances of dusty earth and dried herbs, broad and juicy mid-palates and lush and fine-grained tannins. The result is wine with great structure and complexity. Mountain runoff creates deep, well-drained, alluvial soils on the bench, giving vine roots plenty of reason to permeate deep into the ground. ![]() (These bench lands technically run the length of Oakville as well). Inside of the Rutherford AVA, bordering the Mayacamas, is a stretch of uplands called the Rutherford Bench. The Rutherford sub-region of Napa Valley centers on the town of Rutherford and covers some of Napa Valley’s finest vineyard real estate, spanning from the Mayacamas in the west, to the Vaca Mountains on the other side of the valley. We have quite the line up to offer so we hope you’ll try one of these delicious wines that harmoniously combine quality, sustainability and value. The wines produced range from Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay to Zinfandel and Sauvignon Blanc. ![]() An easy hospitality and warm sense of humor is juxtaposed with a more serious sensibility when making wine. ![]() Organic farming involves mechanical weed control (via cultivating or hoeing) rather than herbicidal weed control.įrog's Leap presents a relaxed approach to enjoying wine. Organic farming excludes the use of manufactured fertilizers and pesticides, plant growth regulators and genetically modified organisms. The winery relies on techniques such as crop rotation, green manure, compost and biological pest control to maintain soil productivity and control pests on a farm. ![]() Using the best of Napa Valley's organically grown, dry- farmed grapes and the most traditional winemaking techniques, Frog's Leap strives to produce wines that deeply reflect the soils and climate from which they emanate.įirst certified by California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) in 1988 Frog's Leap has been a leader in the industry for over two decades. Now in its fourth decade of production, Winemakers John Williams, Paula Moschetti and Rory Williams hand-craft an annual production of 65,000 cases comprised of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Zinfandel, Merlot, and an estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon. A handsome bi-level barrel chai completes the state-of-the-art winemaking facility and guests are received in the warm and welcoming LEED-certified hospitality center. This noted ‘ghost winery’ was built in 1884 as the Adamson Winery and renovated in 1994 as Frog's Leap's permanent home. Originally founded by the Williams Family in 1981 on a spot along Mill Creek known as the Frog Farm, today Frog's Leap makes its home amongst 200 acres of vineyards in Rutherford at the historic ‘Red Barn’. Frog's Leap is a family-owned winery dedicated to sustainable principles and committed to producing wines with balance, restraint and respect for terroir. ![]()
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