(On August 6, Justin R. Meyer died of a heart attack while on vacation near Lake Tahoe. Steve Rubenstein, the veteran San Francisco Chronicle reporter wrote: "Mr. Meyer was a man who enjoyed making wine, drinking wine, talking about wine and instilling in others his devotion to wine, all duties he performed with unbridled passion and skill.")
When future historians write about Justin Meyer and his role in the California wine industry, they will certainly devote a fair amount of ...