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              Founder’s                       Durant & Booth                  liquor. To honor their roots, this wine is appropriately
                                                                              aged in bourbon barrels. A symbol of the past and a
              Ranch 1875                      A Cabernet-Sauvignon            nod to the future, this wine sums up the very essence
                                                                              of Napa Valley.
              A new range in homage to        aged in bourbon barrels
              the founders of Napa Valley.                                    An ode to Golden

              When they came together in 1875 to create the St.               Gate
              Helena Viticultural Club; the first winegrowers club
              had the shared ambition to produce world-class                  Golden Gate Cellars is a collection of three wines
              wines in Napa Valley.                                           that celebrate the iconic golden gateway into Wine
              Their founding spirit endures today, and 150 year later,        Country. This unique terroir combined with coastal
                                                                              weather influences result in premium wine grapes
              five cuvées have been dedicated to them, including              that are vinified by Stephanie Putnam and Brian
              Napa Valley Chardonnay, Merlot, Red Wine & Cabernet             Maloney to produce a Chardonnay, a Pinot Noir, and
              Sauvignon, and a St Helena Cabernet-Sauvignon.
                                                                              a Cabernet-Sauvignon.

                                              Frederick Durant and Willis & Joseph Booth moved
                                              into their family home beside the Oakville Mercantile &
                                              General Store in 1904. The store had provided provisions
                                              to the miners, farmers, ranchers, and pioneers since
                                              it was founded, and they transformed it into a grocery
                                              and wine store. Today, it stills stands at the gateway
                                              of one of the most celebrated wine regions in the
                                              world and is one of the finest homes from the era.
               ©rubinphotog                   Durant and the Booth brothers ran the store for over
                                              40 years. During prohibition they supplied provisions
                                              to out-of-town visitors seeking bootlegged wine and



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