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Old-School California Cabernet, XIV: Trinchero Family Vineyards

Old-School California Cabernet, XIV: Trinchero Family Vineyards

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Fredric Koeppel
Jul 14, 2011
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Wait, you're thinking, isn't Trinchero the family that owns Sutter Home, the world's greatest purveyor of white zinfandel? What are they doing in this roster of Old-School Cabernets? The answer to the first question is "Yes"; the answer to the second question is more complicated.

Mario and Mary Trinchero moved from New York to California in 1948, and tha…

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