A Vineyard in Napa
A Vineyard in Napa
Doug Shafer
with Andy DemskyForeword by Danny Meyer
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Shafer, Doug.
A vineyard in Napa / Doug Shafer with Andy Demsky; foreword by Danny Meyer.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-520-27236-1 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1. Wine and wine making—California—Napa Valley—Anecdotes. 2. Wineries—California—Napa Valley—Anecdotes. I. Demsky, Andrew, 1965– II. Title.
TP557.S53 2012
641.2'20979419—dc23
2012015843
Manufactured in the United States of America
21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R 2002) (Permanence of Paper).
Book cover photo: Russ Widstrand
CONTENTS
3. A Wine Country Emerges from a Wilderness
24. Napa Valley Wine Technical Group
27. The Good, the Bad, and the Very Bad
