Former Chief Winemakers Myron Nightingale and Ed Sbragia created the Private Reserve program in 1977 with the goal of crafting Napa's finest Cabernet Sauvignon

The fusion of younger and older cognacs gives Courvoisier VS a fruity

then aged in French oak red wine casks and air-dried virgin Hungarian oak

15% of the wine is barrel fermented and aged in large French oak barrels for 9 months (35% new)

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Four Virtues Zinfandel Vodka Former Chief Winemakers Myron NightingaleOur winemaking team crafts elegant, varietally true wines with fruit from the two estate vineyards and select vineyards sites throughout the valley. The cooler sites yield grapes with bright, rich flavors and tropical fruit characteristics. Warmer sites within the valley produce grapes with deep, intense flavors. Together they provide the winemakers with an unequaled palate of flavor and character and quality.