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Sometimes we worry about the wine industry. When we started writing a column in the mid-1980s, there were a lot of family owned wineries — small, dedicated operations that over time were absorbed by ...

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Ancient Peaks Winery, Paso Robles, California; Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019, $22 Some cranberry, leather and tannins come across. Finishes like a Cabernet Franc – slightly vegetal with a hint of red ...

Although the 2013 Meiomi Chardonnay ($22) is the first bottling of the varietal by Napa-based winemaker Joseph Wagner since he launched the label in 2002, its rich complexity is cultivated from a ...

Lorna Belle Glos Wagner, the strong family matriarch who worked behind the scenes as she, her husband Charlie Wagner, and their son Chuck founded Caymus Vineyards and helped put Napa Cabernet on the ...