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Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
5766 Silverado Trail
Napa, CA 94558
CA Tel. 707-944-2020
Fax 707-257-7501

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.cask23.com
 Employees: 110

Established in 1972 by proprietor Warren Winiarski, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars is in the heart of Napa Valley. Its best known Cabernet Sauvignons are CASK 23 (costing more than $100 per bottle), S.L.V., and FAY. In addition to the namesake Stag's Leap wines, the winery also produces "house brand" wines (more affordable) under the Hawk Crest name. Its labels are available throughout the US.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending August, 2008:
Sales: $13.1M

Officers:
General Manager: Jeff McBride
Director Marketing and Communications: Winemakers

Competitors:
E. & J. Gallo
Foster's Americas
Kendall-Jackson

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Not to be confused with Stags' Leap Winery.
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
Image:Stags leap logo.jpg
Location Yountville, California, USA
Coordinates 38°23′58″N 122°19′32″W / 38.399343°N 122.325543°W / 38.399343; -122.325543
Appellation Stags Leap AVA
Founded 1972
Key people Warren Winiarski, founder
Nicki Pruss, winemaker
Parent company Chateau Ste. Michelle & Antinori
Known for Cabernet Sauvignon
Varietals Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon blanc, Merlot
Website http://www.cask23.com
Distribution national

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars is a winery established by Warren Winiarski in 1972 in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley, California. Winiarski sold the winery to a joint venture by Chateau Ste. Michelle of Woodinville, Washington and Marchesi Antinori Srl of Italy for $185 million in August 2007.[1][2]

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Awards

The new winery achieved international recognition four years after its establishment at the historic Judgment of Paris where its 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon won first place among ten French and California wines in a blind taste test by leading French wine experts.[3]

The San Francisco Wine Tasting of 1978 was a re-tasting of the same wines 20 months after the Paris event. Stag's Leap again won first place with a different set of judges.

Stainless steel fermenting containers that are part of the Stag's Leap winery tour

In the Ottawa Wine Tasting of 1981, a re-match held five years after the Paris competition, Stag's Leap took fourth place.

At the French Culinary Institute Wine Tasting of 1986, held ten years after Paris, Stag's Leap received sixth place, and in the Wine Spectator Wine Tasting of 1986 it won fourth place.

In The Tasting that Changed the Wine World: 'The Judgment of Paris' 30th Anniversary replication with the same wines first used in the Judgment of Paris competition, Stag's Leap achieved second place.

A bottle of Stag's Leap Cask 23 Cabernet Sauvigon

A bottle of 1973 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon is in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

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References

  1. ^ Jack Heeger (July 31, 2007). "Wineries go on the block". The Napa Valley Register. http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2007/07/31/news/local/doc46aebd76b3095292840648.txt. Retrieved on 2007-08-01. 
  2. ^ Jon Bonné (August 1, 2007). "Napa Valley Stunner - Famed Winery Sold". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/08/01/MNFBRAN0I3.DTL. Retrieved on 2007-08-01. 
  3. ^ Frank Prial (1979-06-16). "Wine talk: California reds score high in testing but some caveats must be weighed". The New York Times: p. 39. 

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Coordinates: 38°23′58″N 122°19′32″W / 38.399343°N 122.325543°W / 38.399343; -122.325543

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