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Cultivating
Excellence
BEFORE GRAPES PUT DOWN DEEP ROOTS, NAPA VALLEY WAS A FARMING COMMUNITY, DEPENDENT ON THE LAND
IN MYRIAD WAYS TO MAKE A LIVING. BUT THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO, WHEN MANY AREAS AROUND THE
COUNTRY WERE PATCHWORKS OF FARMLAND. TIMES CHANGE, PLACES DEVELOP, THE LANDSCAPE EVOLVES. AND
THOUGH IT’S TRUE IN NAPA VALLEY, IT HAS NOT BEEN A PHYSICAL EXPANSION AS MUCH A WAVE OF SCIENTIFIC
AND ECOLOGICAL ADVANCES THAT HAVE MADE THEIR WAY ACROSS THE VALLEY FLOOR. YOU WON’T FIND STRIP
MALLS AND SUPERSTORES. YOU WON’T SEE TALL HOTEL BUILDINGS AND SUBDIVISIONS. IN FACT, THERE IS ONLY
ONE TRAFFIC LIGHT IN ALL OF CALISTOGA. YOU MIGHT EVEN FEEL AS IF YOU HAVE STEPPED BACK IN TIME.
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