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Wine of the Day, No. 796

Wine of the Day, No. 796

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Fredric Koeppel
Apr 14, 2023
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Fiona and Hal Barnett purchased acreage atop Napa Valley's Spring Mountain in 1983. There were no vineyards; they had to scrape, move, cut down and clean up before planting vines the next year. The first release from Barnett Vineyards was 232 cases of cabernet sauvignon in 1989. Though the winery's focus is on high-elevation cabernet sauvignon, cabernet…

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