The Washington Post, August 15th, 2001
Critics naturally develop favorites as we try to distinguish successes from mediocrities. Knowing this, people often ask me which wineries to visit when they head to the Napa Valley, and for years my list has been headed by Joseph Phelps Vineyards in St. Helena, Calif. I send people there less because the place is pretty and the wines are excellent than because there is so much to be learned from the way winemaking is approached there. The enterprise is informed by a rare spirit of humility and introspection that has made it one of America's most innovative wineries, and this has much to do wi...
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