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CALIFORNIA NOUVELLES
DE BOISSET
FALL 2021
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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