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Winery to Watch: Blackbird Vineyards Conventional wisdom tells us that the Napa Valley’s prominence in the world of fine wine is built upon its extraordinary success with one grape variety: cabernet sauvignon. Cabernet sauvignon, as it happens, is a red grape variety also prominent in the Bordeaux region of southwestern France. Hence the fascination in the Napa Valley with so-called Bordeaux-style red blends. Most are heavily dependent upon excellent cabernet sauvignon. Then there is Blackbir...