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Creative Force: Dave Phinney, California Entrepreneur
Dave Phinney led a paradigm shift: Creating breakout California wine brands such as The Prisoner and Orin Swift—bottles with compelling labels and quality wine inside—without owning any vineyards or a winery. More recently, Phinney’s creative endeavors have branched into e-commerce, product partnerships and even real estate development.
Plus tasting reports on Brunello di Montalcino and global sparklers, fizzy cocktail recipes and a profile of vineyard master Tony Soter.
Cover Stories
Creative Force
Behind the Labels
Mare Island: Plans and Promise
In the Phinney Spirit
Phinney and Friends
Tasting Reports
Rising to the Challenge
Alphabetical Guide to Brunello di Montalcino
Alphabetical Guide to Sparkling Wine
Alphabetical Guide to Washington State
Features
Cocktails that Fizz
A Grower of Wine
Grapevine
Cult Cabernet Crime
Russian Oligarch Forced to Liquidate Stake in French Wineries
Chocolate by the Bay
Savvy Shopper
Departments
The Man with the Plans
DRC: Power and Grace
No, Your Wine Is Not Packed with Sugar
Elizabeth Banks Pairs Wine with … Live Snakes?
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