"Right from the beginning," said Haas, "We knew we were going to bring in our own material, and our own rootstocks." All of this material was selected by the Perrin family from the best that French nurseries had to offer — often it was even more pristine than that found in the vineyards of Beaucastel. They propagated vines to sell to neighbors, to friends, to competitors, contributing not only to the availability of exceptional clonal material, but to the reputation of the Rhone plantings across the country.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 20, 2018 19:18 UTC