Английская Википедия:Frog's Leap Winery
Frog's Leap Winery is a California wine producer that operates from Rutherford. It was founded in 1981 on a spot along Mills Creek known as Frog Farm.[1] Frog's Leap Winery was established by John Williams and Larry Turley.[2]
In addition to their accolades for their wines, Frog's Leap is also noted for its humorous approach to winemaking,[3] down to their "Ribbit" corks.[4] The winery got its name by combining "Frog Farm" (where its first wines were made) with "Stag's Leap"[2] (where John Williams had his first winemaking job).[5]
History
John Williams and Larry Turley formed Frog's Leap in 1981 at the site of the historic Adamson Winery, producing 700 cases of sauvignon blanc.[2] When they started, Turley was a doctor and Williams was a winemaker at Spring Mountain Vineyard.[6] They took the winery into organic farming, and made it the first Napa winery with certified organically grown grapes.[7] They built up the winery in Saint Helena, California[3] together until 1994, when John Williams took Frog's Leap to the Red Barn Ranch in Rutherford, California and Larry Turley established what is now Turley Wine Cellars.[8] In 2004, Sunlight Electric met with Frog's Leap discussing how the winery was spending around $50,000 annually on electricity. On February 9, 2005, the photovolatic system went live over Frog's Leap's leeching fields. With the system's annual output of Шаблон:Convert, it produces about 85% of the site's energy usage.[9]
Winemaking
Frog's Leap features organically grown grapes and dry-farmed vineyards.[10] Owner John Williams believes dry-farming results in stronger, healthier vines.[11]
Frog's Leap engages in other green practices as well. They were one of the first wineries to use solar power to run their entire operation.[12][9] The winery also includes the use of compost and cover crops to organically enrich the soil, as well as dry farming to conserve water and reduce soil erosion.[9]
Wines
Frog's Leap used to make a wine known as "Leapfrögmilch"[2] (a pun on Liebfraumilch), but after an incidence of noble rot in 2006, they replaced it with "Frögbeerenauslese"[10] (a pun on Trockenbeerenauslese).
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