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Mayacamas Vineyards is a California wine producer located in the Mt. Veeder AVA in the Mayacamas Mountains within the Napa Valley AVA, bordering the Sonoma Valley AVA.The estate is known for producing wine of a more traditional style than the Napa trends of recent years that emphasizes power, weight, high levels of alcohol and extravagance.
Mount Veeder AVA is an American Viticultural Area located within Napa Valley AVA among the Mayacamas Mountains. The boundaries of this appellation include 25 sq mi (64.7 km 2) with 1,000 acres (400 ha) planted on thin volcanic soil. Many vineyards are found on the steep mountain face some as steep as 30°. The steepness of the angle gives the ...
Mayacamas may refer to: Mayacamas Mountains or Mayacmas Mountains, in Napa Valley, California; Mayacamas Vineyards, a California wine producer
Cabernet Sauvignon (French: [kabɛʁnɛ soviɲɔ̃]) is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is grown in nearly every major wine producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates from Australia and British Columbia, Canada to Lebanon's Beqaa Valley.
From 1964 until 1971, he worked at Mayacamas Vineyards. [1] [5] Next, he worked at Souverain as production manager. [5] He also worked at Stags Leap Wine Cellars, which he helped open. [1] While at Stags Leap, he helped Warren Winiarski create and bottle the 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon that was blind tasted in the Judgement of Paris. [6]
A Cabernet Sauvignon from the Diamond Mountain District. The entire AVA is over 400 feet (120 m) above sea level, which helps to cool it compared to the nearby valley floor appellations. [ 3 ] The soil of the Diamond Mountain District is volcanic, including the small bits of volcanic glass that give the area its name.