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"Warren Winiarski, co-founder with his wife Barbara of the famed Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, passed away June 7, 2024, as he was preparing for his 60th harvest in the Napa Valley. He died, peacefully at home, at the age of 95. He is survived by his three children, Kasia Winiarski-Amparano, Stephen Winiarski, and Julia Winiarski, as well as six grandchildren: Gabriel and Noah Amparano; Matin, Arren, Kiann and Maia Winiarski."
"Warren Winiarski, whose Napa wine triumphed over France, dies at 95"
Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle
"Winiarski will forever be remembered for his role in the 1976 Judgment of Paris, a competition that pitted the most prestigious French wines against new efforts from California — then disregarded in Europe as little more than hillbilly juice. "
"Napa Winemaking Icon Warren Winiarski Dies at 95"
James Molesworth, Wine Spectator
"The founder of Stag's Leap Wine Cellars and owner of Arcadia Vineyards earned an international reputation for his cabernets and helped shaped the future of Napa Valley"
"Remembering a Giant of Winemaking in California and Beyond"
Dave McIntyre, Washington Post
"A True Legend of Napa Wines Passes Away"
Tom Vacar, KTVU FOX 2
"Napa Valley Icon, Whose Cabernet Shocked the Wine World, Dies at 95"
David Rosoff, Los Angeles Times
"He became the first winemaker hired at Robert Mondavi Winery in 1966, and by 1970 had purchased a former prune ranch on the east side of Napa Valley where he planted the grapes that would make that legendary Cabernet just a few short years later."
"Warren Winiarski, 95, Vintner Whose Fledgling Cabernet Bested the French"
Eric Asimov, The New York Times
"After selling his winery, Mr. Winiarski continued to farm grapes and became a philanthropist, making large contributions to the Smithsonian Institution, where he was honored in 2019 for his contributions to American winemaking, and to St. John's College, where, as a former humanities scholar, he taught its summer classics program for many years."
"Warren Winiarski and His Multifaceted Life"
Pam Strayer, Wine Business
"While his winemaking success affirmed that his dedication to vision, precision, quality and balance mattered, the classical education he received at St. John’s College and his philanthropic commitment to securing that institution’s future are also central parts of his lasting legacy. He and his wife Barbara, and two of their three children, attended the college which is centered around the Great Books."
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