Beckstoffer looks to Lake for Cabernet.(interview with Andy Beckstoffer about his Lake County, CA, vineyards)(Interview)

From: Wines & Vines | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Andy Beckstoffer farms more than 2,000 acres of vines in Napa and Mendocino counties on California's North Coast. More than a dozen wineries use Beckstoffer fruit in vineyard-designated wines and more than 50 premium wineries buy his grapes. So when Beckstoffer began planting grapes in Lake County, the wine world took notice.

In 1997, Beckstoffer bought a 632-acre property which he calls Amber Knolls, which was planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet franc and Petit Verdot. In 1998 he added the 84-acre Red Hills Vineyard for Cabernet Sauvignon and in 1999 the 400-acre Crimson ...

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