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Frog's Leap Winery

Field	Value
winery_name	Frog's Leap
winery_logo	[[File:FrogsLeap logo.jpg	200px]]
location_city	Rutherford, California
location_country	USA
coordinates
appellation	Rutherford AVA
year_founded	1981
first_vintage	1981
key_people	John Williams, owner & winemaker
cases_per_year	60,000
signature_wine	Sauvignon Blanc
Cabernet Sauvignon
varietal1	Sauvignon blanc
varietal2	Chardonnay
varietal3	Zinfandel
varietal4	Petite Sirah
varietal5	Merlot
varietal6	Cabernet Sauvignon
varietal7	Cabernet Franc
varietal8	Valdiguié
varietal9	Riesling
homepage	[www.frogsleap.com](http://www.frogsleap.com)
distribution	national
tasting	by appointment

Cabernet Sauvignon

Frog's Leap Winery is a California wine producer that operates from Rutherford. It was founded in 1981 on a spot along Mills Creek known as Frog Farm. Frog's Leap Winery was established by John Williams and Larry Turley.

In addition to their accolades for their wines, Frog's Leap is also noted for its humorous approach to winemaking, The winery got its name by combining "Frog Farm" (where its first wines were made) with "Stag's Leap"

History

John Williams and Larry Turley formed Frog's Leap in 1981 at the site of the historic Adamson Winery, producing 700 cases of sauvignon blanc. They took the winery into organic farming, and made it the first Napa winery to produce wine with certified organically grown grapes. In 2004, Sunlight Electric met with Frog's Leap discussing how the winery was spending around $50,000 annually on electricity. On February 9, 2005, the photovolatic system went live over Frog's Leap's leeching fields. With the system's annual output of 260000 kWh, it produces about 85% of the site's energy usage.

Winemaking

Frog's Leap features organically grown grapes and dry-farmed vineyards. Owner John Williams believes dry-farming results in stronger, healthier vines.

Frog's Leap engages in other green practices as well. They were one of the first wineries to use solar power to run their entire operation.

The winery also includes the use of compost and cover crops to organically enrich the soil, as well as dry farming to conserve water and reduce soil erosion.

Wines

Frog's Leap used to make a wine known as "Leapfrögmilch" (a pun on Liebfraumilch), but after an incidence of noble rot in 2006, they replaced it with "Frögbeerenauslese" (a pun on Trockenbeerenauslese).

References

Tim Atkin. (1991-02-02). "Wine: Time's fun when you're having flies". [[The Guardian]].
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"Tony Fletcher's iJamming! Featured Wine: Frog's Leap Sauvignon Blanc".
Eric Asimov. (2008-08-20). "In Napa, some wineries choose the old route". [[The New York Times]].
"Frog's Leap Winery". Atlas of Wineries.
David Shaw. (2003-01-08). "Organic for a different reason". [[Los Angeles Times]].
Kevin Zraly. (2006). "Windows on the World Complete Wine Course". Sterling Publishing Company.
"Harvest Restaurant - Special Events".
L. Pierce Carson. (1994-01-24). "Partners leap in new directions". [[Napa Valley Register]].
Clive Platman. (2009-05-09). "All in the best possible taste". [[Birmingham Post]].
James Conaway. (2008-08-27). "The time is ripe for Napa's organic grapes". [[The Washington Post]].
"Case Study: Frog's Leap Winery, Rutherford, CA". Sunlight Electric.

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