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since the first purchase of fruit in 1965 which Heitz blended with other
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Born in 1950, David Heitz succeeded his father as winemaker in the late 1970s, having worked at the estate for many years. In 1984 the estate purchased the
Trailside Vineyard in Rutherford, having previously purchased fruit from the site, introduced as a single vineyard bottling in 1989.
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in the U.S. Later, the 1968 vintage received attention for its quality, widely considered the greatest wine made in
America up to that time. It had been 1,000-US-gallon (38 hL) American oak vats, transferred to Limousin barrels where it aged for further two years.
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where he wrote about Martha's
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Since 1976, a similar exclusivity agreement has existed with Barney and Belle Rhodes, owners of the 18-acre (7.3 ha) Bella Oaks
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Joe Heitz suffered a stroke in 1996 which left him frail though lucid. He died on
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The 1970 Heitz Cellar Martha's
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Heitz holds an exclusive agreement with Tom and Martha May, owners of the 34-acre (14 ha) Martha's
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principles per certification. Heitz Cellar annually produces approximately 40,000 cases (3,600 hL) of wine.
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contended the wine remained "the benchmark by which
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and replanting became necessary. No 1991 and 1992 vintages were made of this cuvée. Also in the early 90s,
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winery setting him on his career path. After the war ended, Heitz began taking classes at
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afflicted Martha's Vineyard, and no vintages were made in the mid-1990s.
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from Leon Brendel named "The One & Only" for $ 5,000, planted with
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In 1963 Heitz bought at an auction several barrels of
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Garcia, Corinne; Etheredge, Jeff (October 27, 2020).
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and the greater Napa Valley. In addition to several
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442:it tied for a third place out of ten wines.
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968:"Wine pioneer Joe Heitz dies at 81"
792:"Napa Valley Legend Joe Heitz Dies"
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1100:from the original on March 4, 2007
870:Carson, L. Pierce (June 6, 2008).
790:Laube, James (December 18, 2000).
663:Brook, Stephen (October 1, 1999).
425:San Francisco Wine Tasting of 1978
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987:Mobley, Esther (April 19, 2018).
934:"A Wine With Whispers of History"
1149:Heitz Wine Cellars official site
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695:The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia
574:"3 of the biggest U.S. farmers"
1088:Murphy, Linda (May 25, 2006).
1063:Murphy, Linda (June 1, 2006).
381:taint, or in alternate claims
71:Joe and Alice Heitz, founders
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335:first to champion the single
92:Bella Oaks Vineyard Cabernet
73:Brittany Sherwood, winemaker
841:"Joseph E. Heitz Dies At 81"
508:. Other wines include a dry
463:American Viticultural Areas
421:"Judgment of Paris" tasting
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41:St. Helena, California, USA
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522:Portuguese grape varieties
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1094:San Francisco Chronicle
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691:Stevenson, Tom (2005).
665:The Wines of California
1213:St. Helena, California
1184:38.501497; -122.417865
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603:Johnson, Hugh (1989).
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814:"Heitz Wine Cellars"
436:Wine Tasting of 1986
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185:east of the town of
140:Rosé, Fortified wine
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479:vineyard designated
267:André Tchelistcheff
223:Princeton, Illinois
167:www.heitzcellar.com
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891:Gerien, J. Scott.
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578:Successful Farming
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454:are cultivated by
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494:Chardonnay
475:St. Helena
471:Rutherford
465:including
446:Production
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286:St. Helena
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