1983 - Doug joins the winery as winemaker. When he tastes the 1982 lot from the Sunspot vineyard block he’s so impressed he talks John into keeping it separate from the others. With the Sunspot lot Doug creates Shafer’s one and only Reserve Cabernet. The Sunspot Vineyard continues to be the backbone for the Hillside Select wine of today. This tidbit comes from
http://www.shafervineyards.com/downloads/Shafer_Brochure_6.08.pdf