A century or more in California wine

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Vintner Don Sebastiani, grandson of winery founder Samuele Sebastiani, presents a report, which shows that 90 percent of all U.S. businesses are family-owned but 30 percent survive past the first generation, as there is a different collection of potential problems endemic to family companies. The Sebastiani and the Kundes both are the only wine making family companies celebrating anniversaries of 100 or 150 years in the year 2004.

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Winery profiles

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Seven wineries in California are presented with emphasis on their spectacular 1997 vintages. These wineries include old and new such as the Raymonds in Napa who are fourth-generation winemakers and the Ristows who set up in 1989.

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Hourglass: no longer racing to beat the clock

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The Hourglass winery in Napa Valley, CA, was on the point of being sold by the Smith family at the beginning of the 1990s, but replanting with Cabernet Sauvignon has ensured some quality wines are available in 2001.

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