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Wine of the Day, No. 575

Wine of the Day, No. 575

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Fredric Koeppel
Apr 17, 2020
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Bob and Sue Brakesman bought land on Howell Mountain in 1971 and released their first Summit Lake wines in 1986, making them pioneers in that appellation. (The Howell Mountain AVA was Napa Valley's first sub-appellation, approved in 1983. Most vineyards there are planted at between 1,400 and 2,200-feet elevations.) As befits higher elevation vineyards i…

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