Cabernet had little allure for anyone wanting maximum return with minimum hassles. Before making his decision, Fay surveyed an assortment of Napa grapegrowers and bounced his ideas off Jim Lider, a University of California farm advisor who thought Cabernet might be worth a shot. Still, Lider was a dissenting opinion, and most of the growers thought Fay was about to waste his time and money. But Nathan Fay had his mind made up. He knew that the variety was the backbone of the great reds of Bordeaux, and there seemed no reason to aim low.
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