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Heitz Cellar is a California wine producer located within Napa Valley east of the town of St. Helena.An early modern era Napa Valley presence and pioneering exponent of French oak, [2] the estate enjoys a historical renown with the success of its Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, [3] and has also been described as a "master of Grignolino".
Tchelistcheff also became a mentor to other important winemakers such as Mike Grgich (whose Chateau Montelena Chardonnay won the Judgment of Paris), Joe Heitz of Heitz Wine Cellars, and Robert Mondavi. By the 1940s, Beaulieu wines were served at all major White House functions.
Heitz Cellar: St. Helena. Cameron Mahlstede, sommelier and founder of Mahlstede Wines, says Heitz Cellar is the place to go for beautiful and thoughtful cabernet sauvignon, a legacy it has been ...
Also owns Merkin Vineyards in Arizona [75] John Lasseter: Lasseter Family Winery: Sonoma County, California [8] John Legend: LVE Wines: St. Helena, California: Partnership with owner Jean-Charles Boisset of Napa-based Raymond Vineyards and the JCB Winery collection. Raymond Vineyards also owns wineries in France [76] Randy Lewis: Lewis Cellars ...
In 1975, Francis Ford Coppola and his wife Eleanor, purchased Niebaum's Victorian home, along with 1,560 acres (630 ha) of surrounding land. In 1995, Coppola reunited the two original Inglenook parcels by purchasing the grand Inglenook chateau and 94.5 acres (38.2 ha) of surrounding vineyards (neighboring vineyards include Heitz Wine Cellars Martha's Vineyard and Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de ...
David Duncan (born 1965) is an American vintner and entrepreneur. The President and Chief Executive Officer of Duncan Oil, he is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of Silver Oak Cellars and Managing Partner of Twomey Cellars, successful wineries in northern California, operating in the Napa, Alexander and Russian River Valleys.
The winery was founded by Louis M. Martini, who was born in Genoa, Italy, and immigrated to the United States in 1900 at the age of 13 to join his father in San Francisco. [4]
In the 1980s, Seagram also acquired the Taylor California Cellars brand (and production facilities) from Coca-Cola, based on the premise promoted by Seagram's strategic planning head, Mary Cunningham, that the only way to succeed in the wine business was to approach Gallo's massive sales volume. Over the next twenty years, the American wine ...