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{ SOMMjournal.com }  57 A lthough it abuts Napa Valley to its east, Alexander Valley still seems to fly under the radar. It spans 60,000 acres, from Cloverdale in the north to Windsor in the south, in the northern expanse of flourishing Sonoma County. The northerly and more inland aspect of the area deems a warm, arid climate, and Cabernet Sauvignon thrives in the appellation. Cyrus Alexander settled in the area in the 1840s, receiving payment in the form of land from the Mexican government in exchange for managing it. Since then, the wine region has struggled, as has any other California wine region, with Prohibition, phylloxera and learning how and which grape varieties to plant and how to infiltrate the broader wine market. In late May, The Somm Journal and the Alexander Valley Winegrowers are co-hosting an educational Cabernet Academy, with Master Sommeliers Fred Dame, VP of Prestige Accounts for American Wine & Spirits of CA, and Eric Entrikin, Director of Wine Education for Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits. We asked a few of the invited top wine buyers why they are excited to attend and what they hope to learn. Discovering the Virtues of Alexander Valley THE CABERNET ACADEMY IS DEDICATED TO EDUCATING TOP WINE BUYERS ON WHAT RENDERS ALEXANDER VALLEY'S CABERNET SAUVIGNON REMARKABLE An exploration of a soil pit at Francis Ford Coppola. The Geology and Soils seminar at Trione Vineyards and Winery. by Allyson Gorsuch / photos by Alexander Rubin The sweeping vineyard hillsides of Alexander Valley offer a gorgeous backdrop for an educational immer- sion program—the Alexander Valley Cabernet Academy.

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