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Old-School California Cabernet XII: Cakebread Cellars

Old-School California Cabernet XII: Cakebread Cellars

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Fredric Koeppel
May 06, 2011
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Polymath Jack Cakebread, who ran an auto-repair business in Oakland and was a professional photographer, bought land in the Napa Valley in

1971. Located in the Rutherford area on Hwy 29, the winery is surrounded by many of the valley's best-known vineyards and wineries. The first vintage for Cakebread was in 1973, a total of 157 cases of chardonnay. Jac…

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