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§ Calistoga· Napa ValleyReservation Recommended
Frank Family Vineyards.
A Hollywood executive turned winemaker—in Napa's oldest sparkling wine house.
Cabernet SauvignonChardonnayLoamEst. 1992★ Dimple pickReservation Recommended
Sustainable Farming★ 4.6
Passport · Winery No. 054CalistogaEst. 1992
·TIER III·
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🏰 Historic Estate
Why it tastes like that.
§ TERROIR · SECTION 01§ The dirt
Loam
Rich Frank was no small figure in Hollywood—as president of Disney Television, he oversaw hits from Friends to Grey's Anatomy. After retiring in 1992, he purchased a historic property on Larkmead Lane in Calistoga—built in 1884, one of Napa's earliest sparkling wine sites. Rather than abandon that history, Frank develo…
Soil
Loam
Elevation
299ft
Aspect
Valley Floor
Founded
1992
Farming
Sustainable Farming
Winemaking
french-oak · traditional-method
What to pour.
§ WINES · SECTION 02§ Signature grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
赤霞珠
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Chardonnay
霞多丽
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Pinot Noir
黑皮诺
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Zinfandel
仙粉黛
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§ Flavor fingerprint
The room you'll walk into
Weighted toward dark fruit + tannin. Fingerprint is inferred from the terroir + tasting history — not a critic score.
The people behind it.
§ PEOPLE · SECTION 03§ After here, try…
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Dimple · whisper
Skip the welcome pour.
Ask for the signature wine first while your palate is fresh — it'll read cleaner than any welcome pour.