Creating classic wines in the Napa Valley
By: Warren Winiarski ; interviews conducted by Ruth Teiser in 1991 and 1993 ; Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley,
Contributors: Teiser, Ruth.; Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.
Subjects: Vintners -- California -- Interviews.; Wineries -- California -- Napa Valley.; Wine and wine making -- California -- Napa Valley.
Genres: Interviews.
Other titles: Wine spectator California winemen oral history series.
Description: Winiarski discusses his academic background, St. John's College, University of Chicago, and Italy; choosing a career in winemaking, Martin Ray winery; Souverain winery, 1964-1966, and Lee Stewart; mid-1960s technology, cold fermentation for white wines; Robert Mondavi winery startup, 1966-1968; making wine in Denver, 1968-1970; Howell Mountain vineyard; Stag's Leap Wine Cellars: vineyard development, winemaking criteria; discussion of Napa County Agricultural Preserve.