1973 Napa Valley Vintage
A mild growing season with steady ripening, widely remembered as excellent. Two 1973 wines win the 1976 Judgment of Paris and put Napa on the world map.
Weather and season
| Apr to Oct average temperature | 65°F |
|---|---|
| Estimated growing degree days | 3200 |
| Frost days, Mar to Apr | 2 |
| Days 90°F and up, Aug to Oct | 7 |
| Winter rain | 27.3 in |
| Spring rain | 3.2 in |
| Harvest rain | 2.1 in |
Station: south valley. Growing degree days are estimated from monthly means.
Notable wines
- Stag's Leap Wine Cellars SLV Cabernet Stags Leap District
- Chateau Montelena Chardonnay Calistoga
- Cakebread Cellars Rutherford · First vintage
- Spring Mountain Vineyard Chardonnay Spring Mountain · 4th among whites at the 1976 Judgment of Paris