What was the first Napa Valley wine to cost more than $100?
A. Diamond Creek “Lake Vineyard” Cabernet Sauvignon 1987
B. Opus One 1985
C. Heitz “Martha’s Vineyard” Cabernet Sauvignon 1973
D. Colgin “Herb Lamb” 1990
A.
Diamond Creek’s 1987 “Lake Vineyard” Cabernet (only 75 cases were made) was the first wine in the Napa Valley to cost $100. Opus One 1985 was released at a price of $55 per bottle. Heitz 1973 “Martha’s Vineyard” Cabernet cost $13.50 when it was released. And Colgin “Herb Lamb” 1990 doesn’t exist; the first vintage of Colgin “Herb Lamb” was in 1992 and was $39 per bottle. As an aside, the first Napa Valley wine to cost more than $1,000 was the 2014 Screaming Eagle.