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Merus' Shakeup Was Inevitable

Posted: Aug 19, 2008 1:54pm ET

Making great wine and selling it at high price points isn’t always a guarantee for success. That’s just one of the story lines in the most recent shakeup at Merus. Mark Herold’s departure as winemaker seemed inevitable once he and his former wife, Erika Gottl, sold the wine company last year, leaving him in charge of winemaking, but also reporting to her as general manager.

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