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=== Background ===
Rudd is owned by Leslie Rudd, an entrepreneur who also owns the 
[http://www.deandeluca.com/ Dean & DeLuca] gourmet food shops. The winery 
and vineyards are located at the northwest corner of the intersection of the 
Oakville Cross and Silverado Trail in Napa Valley California. More information 
is available in the Rudd article in the full wiki. 
  
Rudd produces a variety of wines, many sourced from their vineyards in Oakville 
Californina.
  
Leslie Rudd purchased the property in 1996. Prior to that purchase, the site 
was the location of [[Girard]] winery. Rudd replanted the vines at the Oakville 
estate and estate wines prodcued starting with the 200 vinatge are from those 
new vines.
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=== Wines ===
  
Beginning with the 2000 vintage, Rudd is producing red wine from their Oakville 
vineyard that has been re-planted to the five Bordeaux varietals of Cabernet 
Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot. In 2004, they 
renamed their Cabernet Sauvignon as "Crossroads" to better 
distinguish it name-wise from their proprietary blend.
  
* Cabernet Sauvignon
   * 2000-2003 "Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown"
   * 2004-present "Crossroads" 
* Bordeaux Blend
   * "Oakville Estate Proprietary Red"
  
Rudd also produces a Chardonnay from the Bacigalupi Vineyard in the Russian 
River Valley and a Sauvignon Blanc sourced from Napa Valley.
  
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=== Winemaker ===
|| **Years** || **Winemaker**||
|| 1998-2001 || David [[Ramey]] ||
|| 2002-present || [http://www.ruddwines.com/story_charles.cfm Charles Thomas]||
  
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=== Other Information ===
  
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=== Winery website ====
  
http://www.ruddwines.com
  
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