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Rutherford
§ Rutherford· Napa ValleyReservation Recommended
Frog's Leap Winery.
Organic pioneer, dry-farmed, solar-powered—Napa's greenest winery.
Cabernet SauvignonSauvignon BlancLoamEst. 1981★ Dimple pickReservation Recommended
Organic Farming★ 4.6
Passport · Winery No. 045RutherfordEst. 1981
·TIER III·
·TIER III·
⚡ Pioneer Spirit
Why it tastes like that.
§ TERROIR · SECTION 01§ The dirt
Loam
John Williams's story began at a frog farm. In 1981, he and a partner started making wine at an old frog-raising facility on Mill Creek—'Frog's Leap' was both a geographic coincidence and a declaration of free spirit. From day one, Williams took a path radically different from Napa's mainstream: organic farming long be…
Soil
Loam
Elevation
141ft
Aspect
Valley Floor
Founded
1981
Farming
Organic Farming
Winemaking
dry-farmed · hand-harvested
What to pour.
§ WINES · SECTION 02§ Signature grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
赤霞珠
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Sauvignon Blanc
长相思
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Zinfandel
仙粉黛
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Merlot
梅洛
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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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Skip the welcome pour.
Ask for the signature wine first while your palate is fresh — it'll read cleaner than any welcome pour.