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Paradigm Winery, located in the Oakville appellation of Napa Valley, hand-crafts small quantities of estate-bottled red wine. They're known for their Merlot and their Cabernet Sauvignon, though they also produce a tiny amount of Zinfandel and Cabernet Franc. Regardless of the varietal, their wines are a rich expression of the vineyard they've been farming now for twenty-nine years.