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Common Ground on the Water

A Napa vintner finds thrills wIth long-distance swimming
Posted: May 25, 2011 12:48pm ET

A year ago, when I met Vito Bialla, I didn't know much about him, except that he made Cabernet. It turns out we had much more in common than our love for Napa Cabernet, including swimming, though he takes his love of the water a bit further than I do: Last week, Bialla completed a 14-hour open-water swim from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands.

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