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Shafer Vineyards Making elegant Napa Valley wines since 1978.
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Shafer Vineyards is one of Napa Valley’s most distinguished hillside estates, renowned for crafting benchmark wines of depth, purity, and longevity. Founded in 1972 on the historic slopes of the Stags Leap District—first planted in 1880—Shafer helped redefine modern Napa Cabernet with its inaugural 1978 vintage. Led by legendary winemaker Elias Fernandez, now in his 42nd vintage, Shafer continues to set the global standard for precision, balance, and site-driven excellence, from Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon to Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay.

Every harvest ends the same way: someone climbs into the last tank to make sure it’s empty. This year, it was Raul, shov...
11/06/2026

Every harvest ends the same way: someone climbs into the last tank to make sure it’s empty. This year, it was Raul, shoveling out the final Cabernet after 35 days of extended maceration.

At 7:30 this morning, the last fermenter was cleared. Months of picking, sorting, punch-downs and pressing come down to this moment, and to the people behind it.

To our cellar crew, Raul, Elias, Justin, Fernando, Remie, Brandon and Octaviano: thank you. 2026 is in, and the quality is exceptional.

The fruit is in, and the hawks are on duty. Now comes that magical stretch of the year, when the hillside glows gold and...
10/29/2026

The fruit is in, and the hawks are on duty. Now comes that magical stretch of the year, when the hillside glows gold and amber and the Hunter’s Moon rises over the palisades.



📸 Todd pickering

Week four brought Cabernet from Wildfoote and Sunspot, two of our favorite blocks on the Hillside Estate.Our crews know ...
09/21/2026

Week four brought Cabernet from Wildfoote and Sunspot, two of our favorite blocks on the Hillside Estate.

Our crews know these hillsides by heart. They start in the early morning hours while the fruit is still cool, and the bins are full before the sun clears the Palisades.

📸 Mike Battey

Harvest vineyard tours in the Stags Leap District ✨🍷📸: TIFFANY
09/08/2026

Harvest vineyard tours in the Stags Leap District ✨🍷

📸: TIFFANY

Harvest vineyard tours in the Stags Leap District ✨📸: TIFFANY
09/08/2026

Harvest vineyard tours in the Stags Leap District ✨

📸: TIFFANY

09/01/2026

We’ve been waiting on this one all summer.

The 2025 Sauvignon Blanc. Our inaugural vintage, available now.

We’re getting in the groove.Harvest 2026 began this week: Chardonnay from Red Shoulder Ranch first, followed by our seco...
08/27/2026

We’re getting in the groove.

Harvest 2026 began this week: Chardonnay from Red Shoulder Ranch first, followed by our second vintage of Sauvignon Blanc. Today brought Syrah. Off to the races.

08/14/2026

Something new from Shafer is nearly ready to pour.

Join the mailing list to hear it first ✨

08/04/2026

Four decades of vintages, one conversation.

Elias Fernandez sat down with Jim Duane host Jim Duane for a long talk about the work behind the wines — how a vineyard teaches you its own rhythm, and what changes when you’ve made every call on the same hillside for 40 years.

Episode 219 is live today. Link in bio.

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Mornings in Stags Leap District - where the work starts early, and the view never gets old.
06/26/2026

Mornings in Stags Leap District - where the work starts early, and the view never gets old.

Address

6154 Silverado Trail
Napa, CA
94558

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 1:30pm

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+17079442877

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