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For all its natural beauty, Napa Valley is a land of basic geometry:
rows of vineyards that blur to the eye as you ride along Highway
29 or the Silverado Trail; coplanar, sometimes wide enough to
drive a tractor through, other times more densely spaced with
tangles of tressed vines that reach up to the heavens. But other
lines too intersect in Napa Valley, and in extraordinary ways—
family lineages that crisscross to make up the tight-knit community
for which Napa is known. Stories of the family farmers who live
here infuse the very soil in which the grapes are grown and the
landscape we have come to cherish over the years. Ultimately,
it is their passion, tenacity, foresight, and collaborative nature that
place the true value on each bottle, distilled in a rich history built
by those who dared to follow a dream to make this the best wine
country destination in the country, if not the world.
It’s a small community with people from all walks of life. Immigrants
with a dream, professionals with a desire to branch out, often
stumbling on the property itself before realizing the vision. But the
common denominator remains a commitment to making wines that
speak to the unique quality produced from the Napa Valley terroir.
Community
Roots
BY PAMELA JOUAN
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PHOTOS Sam Aslanian
IN NAPA VALLEY