Silver Oak Cellars | |
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Location | Oakville, California Healdsburg, California, USA |
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Founded | 1972 |
First vintage | 1972 |
Key people | Founders Ray Duncan and Justin Meyer David Duncan, President and CEO, Tim Duncan, Executive Vice President Nate Weis, Director of Winemaking |
Website | http://www.silveroak.com/ |
Silver Oak Cellars is a family-owned, California winery dedicated to producing only Cabernet Sauvignon. Silver Oak was established in 1972 by Ray Duncan and Justin Meyer. It is currently operated by Ray's sons David Duncan, who serves as the President and CEO, and his brother, Tim Duncan, who serves as Executive Vice President. Silver Oak has two wineries; one in Oakville in the Napa Valley and one in Healdsburg in the Alexander Valley.[1] The Duncan Family also established Twomey Cellars in 1999, which has wineries in Calistoga and Healdsburg.
In 2007, the ColoradoBiz cited Silver Oak as one of a dozen California wineries which "have reached cult status" for its Cabernet Sauvignon production and occupies an "important niche in California's wine industry."[2] In 2016, Silver Oak's Oakville winery became the first commercial winery in the world to earn the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum Certification for efficient energy use; their Alexander Valley winery was also granted the certification in the "new building" category in 2018.