Mr. Hudson has sold high-quality grapes to well-known wine estates for decades. Mr. Patz, of Patz & Hall, is a classic example, noted Mr. Hudson. Francis Mahoney, a vineyard owner who also makes wine under his own name, is known for his Pinot Noir-dominated Las Brisas Vineyard. Lee Hudson, the owner of Hudson Vineyards, who has been farming in Carneros for more than 30 years, remembers the early excitement about the region, when it was pretty much the only Pinot Noir region in the U.S. anyone talked about. Price was a factor in Mr. Lipp’s decision to create wine from vines at Stanly Ranch.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 11, 2016 16:30 UTC