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Old School California Cabernets, II: Mount Veeder

Old School California Cabernets, II: Mount Veeder

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Fredric Koeppel
Dec 22, 2009
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The history of Mount Veeder Winery is not the most convoluted in the annals of the Napa Valley, but it's typical of how ownerships change in a world of corporate takeovers.

Mount Veeder was founded in 1973 by Michael and Arlene Bernstein, 2,000 feet up the mountain for which the winery is named. From the beginning, they produced earthy, tannic, mineral-l…

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