La Cantina of Nathan Fay Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Bottle
notes: label: Description
content: This green glass bottle held Cabernet Sauvignon made at home by winegrower Nathan Fay. The paper label reads “1974 Cabernet Sauvignon / Private Reserve / from La Cantina of / Nathan Fay / Silverado Trail Napa, California.” The bottle held 2/5 gallon or about 1.5 liters.
label: Description
content: Nathan Fay (1914-2001) is credited with planting the first Cabernet Sauvignon grapes in the Stag’s Leap district of the Napa Valley. In the late 1950s, many thought the area too cool for the prized Bordeaux varietal, but Fay followed the advice of viticulturists at the University of California, Davis, and planted about 15 acres of Cabernet vines in 1961. His efforts laid the foundation for the Stag’s Leap district to become one of the most successful Cabernet growing areas in California.
label: Description
content: Fay considered himself a rancher (grower) and he made a living by selling his grapes to a number of California vintners. While he never wanted to make wine commercially himself, he enjoyed crushing his own grapes and making small batches of wine with his family at home. In 1969, after tasting Fay’s homemade Cabernet, novice Napa vintner Warren Winiarski was inspired to purchase property adjacent to Fay’s ranch. Winiarski’s 1973 Cabernet placed first in the 1976 Paris Tasting, an event that focused attention on the new California winemakers and particular districts like Stag’s Leap. In 1985 Fay sold 72 acres of his vineyard to Winiarski, who named the parcel for Fay and produced a “Fay” Cabernet for many years.
place: label: place made
content: United States: California, Napa
topic: label: Subject
content: Wine
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content: Work and Industry: Food Technology
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content: FOOD: Transforming the American Table 1950-2000
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content: Work
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content: Agriculture
label: Exhibition
content: Food: Transforming the American Table
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Nathan and Mary Jane Fay
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1997.3129.01
label: nonaccession number
content: 1997.3129
label: catalog number
content: 1997.3129.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bottle, wine
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (bottle material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (label material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 35.5 cm; 13 31/32 in