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Wine Description
The Story
We named this wine to honor the incredible founding partnership at the heart of Shafer Vineyards. After purchasing our estate in 1973, John Shafer launched the Shafer brand with our first wine, 1978 Cabernet Sauvignon. He began to sell that wine in 1981. In January 1983, his son, Doug Shafer, joined the family enterprise as winemaker. They always said they learned the wine business together, a father and son working side by side. Rather than h...
Vintage 2017
Excellent quality for California’s 2017 wines
California’s 2017 wine harvest wrapped up early this fall following summer heat spurts and a growing season that saw significant rain throughout the state ending a five-year drought. While October wildfires in North Coast wine communities made international headlines, the state’s vineyards and wineries were not significantly affected. Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino counties, the regions most impact...
