About Nine Suns
Nine Suns is named for the Chinese myth of the ten suns, the ancient legend in which ten suns existed simultaneously, scorching the earth until the archer Hou Yi shot down nine of them, restoring the balance that allowed crops to grow and civilization to survive. The single remaining sun is the one we live under; the nine that fell are the sacrifice that made the world habitable.
Applied to wine, the name carries both the Chinese cultural heritage of the founding family and the mythological framing of restraint: nine suns removed, balance restored, the conditions created for exceptional viticulture. Spring Mountain's volcanic soils and dramatic diurnal temperature swings require exactly this balance, the heat of the day balanced by the cool of mountain nights.
The 2011 Napa Valley nine-suns-Chinese-mythology-naming luxury Cabernet Sauvignon boutique, Nine Suns (from the Chinese
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Nine Suns isNine Suns is named for the Chinese myth of the ten suns, the ancient legend in which ten suns existed simultaneously, scorching the earth until the archer Hou Yi shot down nine of them, restoring the balance that allowed crops to grow and civilization to survive.
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The single remainingThe single remaining sun is the one we live under; the nine that fell are the sacrifice that made the world habitable.
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Applied to wine,Applied to wine, the name carries both the Chinese cultural heritage of the founding family and the mythological framing of restraint: nine suns removed, balance restored, the conditions created for exceptional viticulture.
"The 2011 Napa Valley nine-suns-Chinese-mythology-naming luxury Cabernet Sauvignon boutique, Nine Suns (from the Chinese"
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Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
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Cabernet Sauvignon from Nine Suns (Spring Mountain, Nine Suns Estate).
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Nine Suns' mythology-named Oakville Cab, the valley-floor counterpart to the Spring Mountain estate, Oakville benchland depth in the same Chinese-heritage naming tradition.
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Nine Suns Chinese Myth Appointment
Taste the wines at Nine Suns in the Spring Mountain. By appointment only, reservations required.
From $85
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