Justin Meyer and Silver Oak Cellars
Subtitle: focus on Cabernet Sauvignon
By: Justin Meyer ; interviews conducted by Carole Hicke in 1999. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley,
Contributors: Hicke, Carole.; Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.
Published: 2000
Subjects: Silver Oak Cellars (Oakville, Calif.); Vintners -- California -- Interviews.; Wine and wine making -- California -- Napa Valley.; Wine industry -- California -- Napa Valley.
Genres: Interviews.
Other titles: Wine Spectator California wine oral history series.
Description: Growing up in Bakersfield, CA; Christian Brothers novice, St. Mary's College; Christian Bros. Winery 1964-1972: Brother Timothy, enology studies, UC Davis, vineyard management, negotiating with Cesar Chavez; evolution of wine consumption 1960s to 1990s; Silver Oak Cellars, 1972, in partnership with Ray Duncan: vineyards, viticulture and winemaking; Franciscan Winery, 1975-1981: Meyer Family Port, professional wine associations, importance of family.