Melka Wines co-owners Philippe and Cherie Melka combine years of experience
working with some of Napa Valley’s best known wineries: Dominus, Hundred Acre,
Silver Oak. They, too, gather fine grapes from throughout the valley to create
limited production wines. Lail owner Robin Daniel Lail, who cofounded both Dominus and Merryvale, boasts one of the more impressive family lineages in Napa Valley: Her great-granduncle, Gustav Niebaum, founded Inglenook Vineyards in 1879. Lail is known for its Cabernet Sauvignon. The 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon, which rated a 93 from Wine Spectator, can be found for around $90 per bottle. Archery Summit founder Gary Andrus, who also launched Pine Ridge, helped put Northwest wines on the high-end map, producing the first widely released $100 bottle of Oregon Pinot Noir. Andrus retired in 2000, and the team is now led by CEO George Scheppler, formerly of Opus One and Baron Philippe de Rothschild. The 2002 Pinot Noir Arcus Estate runs approximately $75 per bottle.
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