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by James Conaway


  streets named for, 44, 112, 119

  of To Kalon, 35–37, 41, 109, 272

  water concerns and, 271, 274

  wine evaluations and, 8

  winery expansion and, 44

  Grapes of Wrath (Steinbeck), 20

  Graves, David, 239

  Great Britain, 16, 74, 99, 106, 115, 170, 217

  Greystone Cellars, 15

  Guermantes Way, The (Proust), 47

  Gyatso, Lama, 86

  Hackett, Carolyn, 233, 236

  Hackett, Mike, 148, 160, 233–43

  childhood of, 233

  Davis issue and, 162, 169

  finances and, 233–34

  Howell Mountain and, 233–34

  physical appearance of, 233

  and tree cutting and stream setbacks, 235–43, 247–51, 253–54

  water concerns and, 238–39

  Wildlake and, 236

  Wilson’s relationship with, 235, 237–39, 241–42

  Hall, Craig, 63, 177–84, 218, 239

  childhood of, 178–79

  Deep Root on, 199–201, 210

  finances and, 174, 178–80, 183–84, 187, 191, 195–96, 199, 207, 210

  letter of, 188–89

  Pedroza and, 207

  physical appearance of, 193

  politics of, 174

  real estate business of, 179–83, 188, 195

  and tree cutting and stream setbacks, 242

  Walt project and, 174, 182, 188–89, 191–96, 199–201, 204, 209–10, 212

  Hall, Kathryn Walt Cain, 177–78, 180–82, 187, 208, 239

  diplomatic mission of, 174, 178

  finances and, 174, 178, 191, 199, 210

  physical appearance of, 174

  Walt project and, 174–75, 182, 188, 191–95, 201, 209–10, 212

  Hall Office Park, 180

  HALL Wines, 115, 183, 187–88

  construction of, 181

  demonstrations at, 209

  finances and, 178, 181–82

  physical appearance of, 177–78

  rabbit sculpture at, 177–78, 194, 209

  Haraszthy, Agoston, 49, 54

  Harlan, H. William, 19–30, 63, 148–49

  background of, 7, 20–23, 25–27

  Bordeaux and, 22–24

  on development, 25–27

  finances of, 21–23, 25

  global warming and, 29–30

  legacy of, 24–25

  May’s relationship with, 26–27

  Mondavi’s relationship with, 23–24, 28

  Napa country club of, 22–23

  Parker and, 7

  physical appearance of, 23, 26, 29

  politics of, 22, 27

  Promontory acquired by, 24–25

  St. Helena’s commercial development and, 24

  two–hundred–year plan of, 25, 27

  on winegrowing, 23

  Harlan, Will, 24, 29–30

  Harlan Estate, 19, 106, 169

  financing of, 24

  global warming and, 29–30

  organic practices of, 30

  physical appearance of, 26

  rain and, 29

  solar power used by, 30

  Harold (winemaker), 88

  Hayden, Sterling, 21

  Healdsburg, Calif., 102

  Healy, George Peter Alexander, xxiii

  Heitz, Joe, xx, 36, 70, 225

  Heitzman, Cindy, 190–92, 194

  Heitzman, David:

  guitar making of, 190

  Walt project and, 190–92

  Heitz Wine Cellars, 27

  heritage vineyards, 278

  Heublein, 12–13

  Beaulieu acquired by, 15

  Beckstoffer and, 37–40, 43

  Hickey, Jim, 64, 67–68, 194

  Highway 29, 11–12, 14–16, 22, 42, 44, 80, 92–94, 102, 114, 118, 177, 181, 209, 217, 266, 285

  Hobbs, Paul, 37

  Hoffnagle, John:

  finances and, 146–47, 149

  Wildlake and, 143, 145–50, 164

  Howell, John, 153

  Howell Mountains, Howell Mountain, xxvi, 10, 22, 27, 29, 48, 80, 83, 123, 127, 133–34, 138, 148, 162–64, 197, 212, 217, 226

  cabernet of, 139, 144–45, 154, 157–58

  Davis and, 156–57, 160, 165

  development on, 285

  fires and, 129–31, 133, 141, 154, 281, 287

  Galbraith’s concerns about, 167

  Hackett and, 233–34

  soils of, 153–54, 157

  and tree cutting and stream setbacks, 219, 234, 237–38, 254

  Hoxsey, Andy, 60

  Humboldt County, Calif., 271

  I Love You, 38

  immigrants, xxiv, 80, 159

  Inglenook Winery, 12–15, 37–39, 116, 118

  Beckstoffer and, 38, 42–43

  comparisons between Beaulieu and, 14

  physical appearance of, 12–14

  sale of, 12, 15

  investigators, 143, 263

  Italians, Italy, xx, xxv, 16, 79, 89, 120, 134, 279

  Jack L. Davies Agricultural Fund, 118, 121, 241

  Jackson, Jess, 182

  Jackson Family Wines, 16

  Japan, 29, 52, 250

  J. Davies Diamond Mountain wine, 83

  Jefferson, Thomas, xxiii–xxvi, 37, 40, 44, 54, 119, 153, 170, 173–74, 181, 183, 217, 231, 276, 279–80

  Monticello Vineyards and, xxiii–xxv

  vineyard of, xxiv–xxv, 17

  wine consumed by, xxv

  Johnson, Hiram, 251

  Joseph Phelps Vineyards, 92, 169

  Juliana parcel, 27

  Kendall–Jackson, 7, 63

  Kennedy, John F., 166

  Kenward, Susan, 109–10

  Kenward, Tor, 109–10

  Lail, Robin Daniel, 38, 116–17

  Lake Berryessa, 132

  Lake County, Calif., 146, 271

  fires in, 129–41, 154, 166

  Lamborn, Bob, 143

  Land Trust of Napa County:

  Davis issue and, 159, 162–64, 166–68

  factions in, 160

  finances and, 160

  and tree cutting and stream setbacks, 248–49

  water concerns and, 219

  Wildlake and, 143, 145–49, 165, 167

  Latour, Fernande de, 237

  Latour, Georges de, 14

  Legacy Estate Group, 16

  Little Walt, 193

  Los Angeles, Calif., 16, 20, 99–100, 282

  Luce, Henry, 266

  Lycée Rochambeau French International School, 51

  Lyeth Estate, 49

  McCoy, Elin, 6–7

  McEachron house, 84, 92

  McFarland, Don, 68, 117

  Machine in the Garden, The (Marx), 153

  McIntyre, Hamden, 12, 15

  Madeira, xxv

  Malan, Chris, xx, 42, 65, 96, 174, 208, 210, 226, 235

  and tree cutting and stream setbacks, 237, 243, 251

  water concerns and, 219

  Malbec, 36

  Marge (saxophonist), 88

  Marin, Marin County, Calif., 100, 115

  Martha’s Vineyard, 26–27

  cabernet and, 27, 36, 225

  Martini, Louis, 237

  Marx, Leo, 153

  Matthiasson, Jill, 276–77

  Matthiasson, Steve, 276–79

  May, Tom, 26–27, 36

  Mayacamas Mountains, xxvi, 10, 12, 19, 24–25, 79, 102–3, 153, 203, 237, 261, 273, 279

  Mayacamas Vineyards, 98, 169

  Mazzei, Filippo, xxv, 279

  Meadowood, 23–24, 27

  Measure J, 65, 68–70, 101, 159, 167, 242, 252

  Measure P, 70, 242

  Médoc, 7, 24

  Mendelson, Richard, 239

  Mendocino, Mendocino County, Calif., 38, 115, 146, 182, 223, 271

  Mendoza, Calif., 216

  Mennen, Peter and Carlene, 96, 112

  Meritage Resort and Spa, 193

  merlot, 36, 149, 216, 275–76, 278


  Merryvale Vineyards, 114

  Mer Soleil Vineyard, 260

  Mexicans, Mexico, 26, 79–80, 93, 161

  as farm workers, 39, 79, 87, 90, 207

  at Schramsberg, 79, 87

  Micheli, Lisa, 273–74

  Miravalle, 15

  Mody, Ketan, 125–27

  Mondavi, Cesare, 15–16

  Mondavi, Marc, 143–44, 147–48, 190

  Mondavi, Margrit Biever, 55

  Mondavi, Michael, 55

  Mondavi, Peter, Jr., 190

  Mondavi, Peter, Sr., xix, 143

  Mondavi, Robert, xix, 55, 66, 89, 143, 206, 237

  Beckstoffer and, 40–41, 45

  Boisset and, 45, 48, 53–54

  Harlan’s relationship with, 23–24, 28

  To Kalon and, 35

  Williams and, 221–22

  Mondovino, 48

  Montalcino resort, 263

  Monticello Road, 187, 271

  Monticello Vineyard, xxiii–xxv

  Moorehead, Alan, 21

  Mooser, William, 12

  Morris, William, 42

  Morrision, Dave:

  education of, 204–5

  Walt project and, 193–94, 196, 201, 204–5, 209

  Moueix, Christian, 51–53

  Mount St. Helena, 12, 16, 93, 154, 162–63, 217

  Mufson, Dan, 254

  Napa elections and, 209

  Walt project and, 192

  Muir, John, 160, 235

  Munk, Don, 239

  Munson Ranch, 187–88

  Murchison, Clint, Jr., 180

  Napa, Napa County, Calif.:

  Airport Specific Zone of, 263–64

  auctions in, 23, 48, 206, 264

  cancer rates in, xxvi, 207, 246

  Chamber of Commerce of, 251

  code enforcement actions in, 56–57

  commerce vs. nature in, 103

  corporate fabric of, 12–14, 24, 44, 54, 59, 63, 65–67, 69–70, 78, 118, 171, 191, 206, 237, 262, 272

  crime in, 3

  development in, 24–27, 60, 63–67, 70–71, 100–101, 103, 113, 120, 143–44, 154–55, 158–62, 164, 167–68, 173–75, 187–89, 191, 194–95, 197–200, 204, 209, 212, 228–29, 232, 234–35, 237–40, 242, 263–64, 270, 285

  droughts in, xx, 129, 131–32, 188, 203, 217, 268, 271

  earthquakes in, 173, 190, 234, 285

  elections in, 205–9, 211, 232–33, 237–38, 248, 251, 254, 286

  event centers in, 44–45, 54, 69–70, 119, 174, 211, 231

  failure of winemaking families of, 16–17

  fame and notoriety of, xxi–xxii, 4, 39, 41, 61, 247–48

  finances and, xxi–xxii, xxvi, 3, 8, 26, 28, 43–44, 59–61, 64–68, 78, 99–100, 104, 126–27, 144, 169, 199–200, 205–6, 227–28, 231–32, 234, 243, 246, 248, 252, 259, 263–64, 266–67, 272, 278–79, 286–87

  fires and, 3, 73, 129–41, 154, 281, 283, 286–87

  founding of, 166

  Fourth of July parade in, 254

  in future, 181, 271–74

  heat in, 215

  herbicide and pesticide use in, 9, 223–24, 227, 246, 271

  new imperative for, 181

  physical appearance of, xix, xxi–xxii, 12, 60, 74, 131–32, 195, 204, 233, 246, 261, 265, 275, 279–80, 283

  politics in, xx, 60–61, 63, 65–66, 96, 111, 175, 178, 206–8, 232–33, 237, 246, 249–50, 260, 263, 285–86

  population of, 194

  rain in, 28–29, 125, 203, 217–18, 220, 228

  real estate in, 9, 15, 22–23, 27–28, 78, 134, 199–200, 205, 227, 232, 234, 270

  reputation of, 16–17, 28, 41, 59, 64

  roads in, xxvi, 11–12, 14–16, 19, 22, 35, 42, 44, 80, 92–94, 96, 102, 114, 118–19, 129–32, 135–37, 148, 154–57, 173, 177, 181, 183, 186–87, 191, 194, 196, 199, 207, 209, 216–17, 226, 242, 266, 271, 275, 282, 285

  soils of, 59, 215, 220, 228

  speculation in, 198

  success of, xix–xx, 64, 207, 273–74

  tourism in, xxvi, 9, 43–44, 59–60, 62, 64, 66, 93, 97, 100, 103, 105, 111, 113–16, 193, 199–200, 206, 209–11, 216, 221, 231–32, 254, 262, 265–66, 271, 283, 287

  trailers and trailer courts in, 178, 186, 191, 275–76

  tree cutting and stream setbacks in, 175, 190, 198–200, 219, 234–43, 245–54, 270, 286–87

  water concerns in, xxi, 162, 167, 173–75, 188–89, 192, 195, 198–99, 201, 213, 217, 219, 225, 229, 238–39, 249, 270–74

  wine evaluation and, 6, 8

  Napa: The Story of an American Eden (Conaway), xix–xx

  Napa Gras celebration, 48–49

  Napa River, xxi, 28–30, 62, 175, 211, 224–29, 250

  flooding of, 220, 224, 226–28, 273

  in future, 273–74

  improvement of, 228–29, 240

  invasive species in, 224–25

  restoring banks of, 224, 226–27

  and tree cutting and stream setbacks, 237–40

  Williams and, 222, 224–25, 227–28

  Napa Sierra, 192

  Napa State Hospital, 61

  Napa Valley College, 186

  Napa Valley Grapegrowers, 40, 65, 68, 212, 254

  future and, 273

  and tree cutting and stream setbacks, 237, 239, 241, 245–49, 286

  Napa Valley Register, 45, 187–88, 195, 208, 253, 260, 276

  Napa Valley Reserve, The, 24

  Napa Valley Vintners Association, 65, 68, 92, 268

  Davis issue and, 168

  elections and, 206, 209

  future and, 273

  and tree cutting and stream setbacks, 237–39, 241, 243, 245, 247–48, 286

  wine auctions of, 206

  winery permit regulations and, 260

  Napa Vision 2050, 208–9, 254

  mission of, 193

  and tree cutting and stream setbacks, 234, 243

  water concerns and, 219

  National Museum of American History, 222

  Native Americans, 79, 141, 187

  Nebiule, xxv

  Nestlé, 15

  New Californians, 267

  Newton, Peter, 217

  Newton Vineyard, 103, 215–18, 277–78

  cabernet and, 216, 218

  gardens of, 217

  New York Times, 177, 180, 222, 264

  Niebaum, Gustave, 12–14, 38

  Nixon, Richard, 19–20, 22, 89

  Nixon Agonistes (Wills), 20

  Notes on the State of Virginia (Jefferson), xxiii–xxiv

  Nuits–Saint–Georges, 50

  Oakdale, Calif., 138

  Oakland, Calif., 21, 201

  Oakville, Calif., 35, 49, 228

  Oakville Grade, 29

  Oakville Grade Road, 19

  Ocho, 139

  Oldford, Donna, 112–14

  One Arts Plaza, 183

  One–Straw Revolution, The (Fukuoka), 19

  Opus One Winery, 35, 51–52, 266

  Orin Swift Cellars, 106–7

  Orwell, George, 59, 216, 246–47

  O’Shaughnessy, Betty, 148

  Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), 20, 157, 287

  Pacific Union, 23, 25, 27

  Pacific Union College, 233–34

  Pahlmeyer, Jayson, 65, 96, 149, 187, 212, 226, 235

  Palmaz Vineyards, 207

  Palo Alto, Calif., 68, 70

  Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve, 106

  Paris, 14, 39, 55

  Paris Wine Tasting (1976), xxiv, 11, 16–17, 41, 59, 134, 221–22

  Parker, Robert M., Jr., 267, 278

  demeanor and physical appearance of, 6

  and effect of wine on environment, 7

  two–hundred–year plan and, 26

  wine evaluation and, 5–8, 19, 26

  Parrott, Tiburcio, 15

  Pauillac, 221

  Pedroza, Alfredo, 286

  childhood of, 251

  electoral campaign of, 206–9, 211, 251

  father of, 250–51

  financ
es and, 207, 209

  physical appearance of, 250

  and tree cutting and stream setbacks, 251–53

  Pelissa, Andy, xx, 60, 89

  Pelosi, Nancy, 200, 208

  Pepperwood Preserve, 273

  Perfect Score, A (Hall and Hall), 178, 195

  Pérignon, Dom, 84

  petite sirah, 137, 139–40, 190

  petit verdot, 36

  Phillips, Bob, 113–14

  Phinney, Dave, 106–7

  Piña, Davie, 155, 226–28

  pinot noir, 45, 52, 83, 220, 264–65

  Raymond and, 49–50

  Pins, Dagmar de, 15

  Pins, Madame de, 14–15

  “Politics and the English Language” (Orwell), 59

  Pope, Mark, 48

  Pope Valley, Calif., 27, 131, 164, 182, 187

  Posert, Harvey, Jr., 66

  Pouilly–Fumé, 74

  Prial, Frank, 222

  Prisoner, The, 106

  Prohibition, 14, 16, 88, 160, 272

  Promontory, 19, 28–30, 271

  Harlan’s acquisition of, 24–25

  organic practices of, 30

  private tasting at, 26

  rain and, 29

  Proposition 13, 101

  Proust, Marcel, 47

  Putnam, Jennifer, 239, 246, 254

  Raycrow, 150–51

  Raymond, Walter, 52–53

  Raymond brothers, 47–48, 52–53

  Raymond Vineyards, 44–54, 60

  Beckstoffer and, 44–46, 52, 57, 286

  Boisset’s acquisition of, 52

  cabernet and, 45, 47, 49

  code enforcement action against, 56–57

  as corporate, 54

  decoration and painting of, 53

  Napa Gras celebration at, 48–49

  outflow of, 44, 46, 52

  party venues of, 45, 47–48, 52–53, 286

  tours of, 53

  wine club of, 48

  Reagan, Ronald, 5, 240

  Republicans, 42, 113, 117, 165–66, 195, 207, 251

  researchers, research, 30, 170, 192, 205, 263–64

  Resolution Trust Corporation, 180

  Reunion Industries, 27

  Reynolds, Mike, 187–88

  Schramsberg and, 182–83

  Walt project and, 182, 191, 195–96, 204

  Rhine House, 15

  Rhône–type wines, 265

  Ribolla, Ribolla Gialla, 267, 278

  Riddler’s Night Out, The, 82

  Robbins, Mike, 138, 222

  Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, 142, 147

  Robert Mondavi Winery, 15, 67, 232, 267

  Mondavi Reserve of, 277

  physical appearance of, 12

  Romanée–Conti, 74

  Rombauer, Irma, 148

  Rombauer, Koerner, 148

  Roosevelt, Kermit, 27

  Roosevelt, Theodore, 27

  Rothschild, Baron Philippe de, 6, 35, 45

  Roundup, 9, 246

  Rudd, Leslie, 118–19

  Russia, 8, 87, 92

  Russian River, Russian River Valley, 45, 49, 52

  Rutherford, Calif., 12, 38, 42, 49–50, 52, 118, 181–82, 208, 222, 225–27

 

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