California Napa Leather — The History of the World's Finest Tanning District

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Napa leather takes its name from Napa Valley, California — once the world's premier tanning district. Our master artisans trace the history and why the standard still defines luxury.

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Napa leather is not a place of origin — it is a standard. But that standard was born in Napa Valley, California, where German immigrant tanner Emanuel Manasse first produced the uniquely soft, fine-grained leather in 1875 that would define luxury leather goods for the next 150 years.

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