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Mt Veeder, Napa Valley Rudd Estate was founded by Leslie Rudd in 1996, but Leslie was already a legend in the world of wine well before the 1990s. He began working at his family’s Standard Beverage Company in 1965, became the president in 1974, and grew the business to eventually become the largest beverage distributor…
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Napa Valley Robin Daniel Lail can trace her Napa Valley history back to 1879 when her great-granduncle Captian Gustav Niebaum founded Inglenook Vineyards. After the Captain’s death Robin’s father John Daniel, Jr. took over stewardship of the estate and although the winery was sold in 1964, John made sure to pass his winemaking knowledge on…
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Oakville, Napa Valley Vintner Tor Kenward was hired by Beringer Vineyards as a winemaker in 1977 and within three years he was promoted to vice president. He remembers early meetings with wine legends Robert Mondavi, Louis Martini, and Andre Tchelistcheff with great fondness, but it was his 1981 trip to France that was the impetus…
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Napa Valley Casey Stringer, owner and winemaker at Stringer cellars, tells 672 Wine Club that he was raised in Wisconsin, “where wine is consumed, but not grown.” His mother’s side of the family is from California, and he grew up visiting his grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins there always knowing he wanted to live in…
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Atlas Peak, Napa Valley Acumen estate was founded on Napa Valley’s Atlas Peak by Eric Yuan with the help of founding winemaker Denis Malbec. Eric then brought in well-known winemaker Phillip Titus and renowned viticulturist Michael Wolf. Today the team produces a small portfolio of estate grown wines focused on Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc….
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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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Pellet Vineyard, St. Helena, Napa Valley Pellet Estate’s history begins when Henry Alphonse Pellet was hired by John Patchett in 1859 and became Napa County’s second commercial winemaker. He followed in the footsteps of Charles Krug, who was the first and started the year before. H.A. Pellet purchased 45 acres of his own land in…
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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…
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Get to know the family behind Buoncristiani Family Winery Winemaking at Buoncristiani Family Winery is most definitely a family affair. Brothers Nate, Jay, and Matt Buoncristiani were born and raised in Napa and started making wine as a hobby in their parents’ garage. Once they started winning awards at local wine competitions, they decided to…