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Baldacci Family Vineyards is a California winery located in the Stags Leap District AVA of Napa Valley.〔Jancis Robsinon and Linda Murphy ''American Wine: The Ultimate Companion to the Wines and Wineries of the United States'' pg 77, University of California Press, 2013 ISBN 9780520273214〕 The winery was founded in 1997 by Thomas Baldacci, the grandson of Italian immigrants, on property that has been growing wine grapes since 1916. The winery, described as "ambitious" by British wine critic and Master of Wine Hugh Johnson, specializes in Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc planted on their .〔Hugh Johnson ''Hugh Johnson's Wine Companion: The Encyclopedia of Wines, Vineyards & Winemakers' 6th Edition, pg 489, Mitchell Beazley, London, 2009 ISBN 9781845334574〕 The wines have also been favorably reviewed by Decanter magazine.〔Linda Murphy ''"(Stags Leap: a perfect fit for Cabernet )"'', Decanter Magazine, February 15th, 2007〕 The current winemaker for Baldacci is Rolando Herrera who previously was cellar master of Stag's Leap Wine Cellars and has worked at Napa Valley wineries Chateau Potelle, Vine Cliffe Winery and Paul Hobbes Wines.〔Steve Heimoff ''New Classic Winemakers of California'' pgs 233-237, University of California Press, 2007 ISBN 9780520267916〕 Along with Stags' Leap Winery and others, Baldacci Family Vineyards is a member of the Stags Leap District Winery Association.〔Jack Heeger ''"(Stags Leap's Vineyard to Vintner event draws national crowd )"'' Napa Valley Register, April 27th, 2006〕 ==History== Tom and his wife Brenda purchased the property in 1997 and for the first few vintages sold their grapes to other area wineries until releasing their own estate wines in 2000.〔Janny Hu ''"(Baldacci Family Vineyards )"'' San Francisco Chronicle, November 29th, 2009〕 The first viticulturalist for the estate was Oscar Renteria and the first winemaker was John Clanon. The early reviews on Baldacci wines was that they were "European" in style and "food-friendly".〔Paul Franson ''"(A look at Baldacci Family Vineyards )"'' Napa Valley Register, February 25th, 2004〕 The family eventually hired long-time Napa Valley winemaker Rolando Herrera who has previously been the cellar master of neighboring winery Stag's Leap Wine Cellars.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Baldacci Family Vineyards」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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