Seven Apart is a project winery belonging to Stag’s Ridge and Base Camp vineyards and represents the future generation of Cabernet Sauvignon wines in Napa Valley. The winemaker here is Andy Erickson and when it comes to California winemakers, Andy’s impressive resumé includes wineries such as Screaming Eagle, Harlan, Staglin, Dalla Valle, Ovid, and Favia.

“The goal is to push this vineyard to the limit and to produce the most exciting wine possible. This truly is Napa at its peak” Andy Erickson

California Wines

California is the largest and most important wine region in the USA. The main varieties used to make Californian wines are Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay together with a wide range of traditional more European varieties such as Pinot Noir, Merlot, Syrah and Zinfandel. As for Californian white wines varieties, Sauvignon Blanc comes second right after Chardonnay. Also, California as a wine region hosts some of the most famous vineyards in the world: Napa Valley, Sonoma, Paso Robles and Lodi.

Cabernet Sauvignon Wines

Indigenous to Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon is the most famous black skinned grape variety in the world. In fact it is the product of a natural genetic crossing between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc. Besides its fame in Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon wines are highly regarded in the New World wine regions especially in California, Chile and South Australia. Undoubtedly the finest Cabernet Sauvignon wines are found in Bordeaux and California, a viewpoint supported by the 1976 Judgment of Paris.