Warren Winiarski

Warren Winiarski (1928–2024) was the founder and proprietor of Stag's Leap Wine Cellars in Napa Valley, California, where he helped establish the winery as one of the region’s most significant Cabernet Sauvignon producers. He is best known for the 1973 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon that won the red-wine category at the 1976 Judgment of Paris tasting, a milestone that helped elevate Napa Valley’s global reputation. Before founding the winery, he had worked as a political science lecturer at the University of Chicago and later pursued winemaking in Napa Valley.