Pioneers in the Vineyards

By Marvin R. Shanken and Thomas Matthews

mav•er•ick (MAV-rik)—noun—An independent individual who does not go along with a group. No single word better describes the California wine industry. An upstart with high hopes 30 years ago, it .....

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