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By Inés Alcubierre, the Cellar deskUnited States2 min read
Wine 101: Chateau Montelena Part IV

Wine 101: Chateau Montelena Part IV

While Mike Grgich was making his way from communist Yugoslavia to California, a successful attorney from Los Angeles named Jim Barrett purchased Chateau Montelena from Lee and Helen Paschich, a married couple who’d turned the estate into their residence.

Today on “Wine 101,” host Keith Beavers continues the story of Chateau Montelena. He dives into the Barretts’ working relationship with Grgich, from farming the vineyard to working the cellar.

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