"Mark Lipton" > wrote in message
...
> According to a news item running on the Wine Spectator's site, Napa Valley
> icon Chateau Montelena is up for sale by the Barrett family, their
> long-time owners:
>
> http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Fe...7,4439,00.html
>
> *sigh*
> Mark Lipton

Sigh indeed. Montelena has consistently made some of the best Cabs and
Chardonnays in California for many years. One can only hope that the new
owners are reasonable people.

Jim Mehl

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