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Carneros, Napa Valley Owner and CEO Denise McKahn started her career in the world of wine in 1992 when she worked in the export department at Wente Vineyards. There’s truth in the old adage that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree: Her son Charles decided at the tender age of 15 that he…
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Napa Valley Gandona Winery’s vintner and proprietor Manuel Pires learned about winemaking from his grandfather in the Douro Valley of Portugal. He says, “Inspired by my grandfather’s legacy I became single minded in my need to work the land and more aware that farming was in my blood. I decided the life of a vintner…
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Jungle Love Vineyard, Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley When Dan Johnson worked as a young lawyer he met Richard Arrowood, the founding winemaker at Chateau St. Jean, and began dreaming of retiring in wine country with a vineyard of his own. Years later he and his wife Kim bought a Napa walnut orchard estate and…