Thank you to Virginie Boone for writing such a vibrant profile of Shafer and to Jennifer Boden for posting it here and on BestWineries.com. We look forward to seeing you both here in the future.
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Featuring Shafer Vineyards in Napa - A Must Visit and Stags Leap District Star! The history of the Napa Valley cannot be told without the inclusion of Shafer Vineyards, founded in 1972 by Chicago publishing executive John Shafer, who bought a hillside site in what became the Stags Leap District American Viticultural Area, with the goal of planting Cabernet Sauvignon. After planting grapes and waiting, the first Shafer wine was made in 1978. Read Virginie Boone's full article on BEST WINERIES: https://lnkd.in/gFvxejE5