Trefethen Dragon’s Tooth

THE RED DRAGON On the label of our Dragon’s Tooth Napa Valley Red Wine originated in ancient British legend where two dragons-one red one white-fight in the sky. The boy Merlin watches them with King Vortigern and when the red prevails driving the white across the sea the boy foretells the coming of King Arthur who will lead Vortigern’s people the Welsh to victory over the invading Saxons. CATHERINE TREFETHEN Our First Lady was Welsh. Her loves for wine gardens and family were the inspiration for our estate in Napa Valley’s Oak Knoll District and though she has departed her spirit is still felt especially in the cool foggy mornings when mist envelops the vineyard and our minds tend towards whimsical imaginings. THE VINTAGE The spring was warm and dry getting the vines off to an early start. The weather stayed warm throughout the summer but was free of damaging heat spells. September brought a classic Napa Valley autumn with warm days and very cool nights. With the consi