Livermore wineries have struggled to be taken seriously. Will new initiatives finally turn the tide?
After decades of trying to gain national recognition, the wineries of Livermore Valley...
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Dom Pérignon Champagne Donates $570,000 to Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation
Plus, Napa grapegrowers Andy and Betty Beckstoffer donate $1 million to Cal Poly's wine program
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Old Friends Split over Napa Cab | Wine-Searcher News & Features
But in 2016, Schrader stopped sending his annual shipment of 17 cases of his expensive Schrader Cellars Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon to Roach. "I stopped sending Roach wine in 2016 when he stopped giving me legal advice," Schrader said in a deposition. Then, in 2017, Schrader sold his very high-end wine brand for about $60 million to Constellation Brands, a shocking upscale move at the time for Constellation. Now Roach and Schrader are suing each other in state and federal courts over Roach's claim that he was an investor in Schrader's business. Roach filed a lawsuit in Harris County, Texas...
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Your Napa Valley Winery Guide, Part One
The Classics These places are the proven, the blue chip, the tried-and-true. They live up to the hype, both in terms of quality wine and visitor experience. Chappellet Vineyard garden view / Photo courtesy Chappellet Chappellet Vineyard One of Napa Valley’s founding wineries, Donn & Molly Chappellet were among the first to plant vineyards on the high-elevation hillsides of Pritchard Hill, founding the vineyard in 1967. All six of their children are involved with the vineyard. The organically farmed estate rewards with a quiet setting and views from 1,800 feet, across Lake Hennessey and beyo...
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Robert Randy Roach Jr., Sues Fred Schrader Over Involvement in ...
May 04, 2021 Longtime Napa Valley vintner Fred Schrader and a former friend, Robert “Randy” Roach Jr., are fighting in state and federal courts over the terms of their involvement in a Cabernet Sauvignon produced with To-Kalon fruit. A lot of money may be at stake. Fred Schrader in 2017 sold Schrader Cellars to Constellation Brands for about $60 million, according to news reports. Schrader Cellars has no home winery. The sale did include Schrader RBS, a Cabernet Sauvignon produced with fruit from the Beckstoffer To Kalon vineyard in Oakville. “RBS” stands for Roach Brown Schrad...
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