Critics Have Done The Wine Industry A

I Know That Wine Is, Above All Else, A Blessing, A Gift Of Nature, A Joy As Pure And Elemental As The Soil And Vines And Sunshine From Which It Springs.

It Is Giving Me A Great Satisfaction, Because I Had The Notion That We Could Make Great Wines Equal To The Greatest Wines In The World, And Everybody Said It Was Impossible.

As I Traveled The World Over, I Traveled Everywhere, And I Learned So Much.

Inductee In The Vintner's Hall Of Fame

Later, At Stanford University, I Thought I'd Become A Lawyer Or Businessman, But My Father Came To Me And Said He Thought There Was A Big Future In The Fine-wine Business.