Sip the Cabernet that beat France.

Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
📍Napa Valley, CA
✨outstanding sharable dim sum menu fun for a group
📒 Our Napa Valley Guide

Why you should go: This is ground zero for American wine. In 1976, Stag’s Leap entered their Cabernet in a blind tasting in Paris — and beat the French. The Judgment of Paris changed everything, and you can taste the legacy here firsthand. The FAY Outlook & Visitor Center sits above the estate vineyards with the actual Stags Leap Palisades as your backdrop, the cave tour is genuinely spectacular, and your host will tell you exactly why the apostrophe placement on the sign matters. (It does.)

Wines to try at home: Start with the Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon — it’s the most approachable entry point into the portfolio and shows up on wine lists regularly.