A Family’s Adventures Underground
Editor | Jan 02, 2009 | Comments 0
By CHRISTINA DUFF Caren Alpert for The Wall Street Journal The Palmazes built a huge underground complex for their winery in Napa. Napa, Calif. The land just below Mount George here is covered in Cabernet grapevines and dotted with oak and olive trees. On one side of a steep slope sits an arched door — a rabbit hole for people. Open it, and the world falls silent. Dampness hangs in the air. A tunnel leads deep into the earth until suddenly the ceiling opens up, revealing a huge domed room, 55 feet high and 75 feet wide. This is the heart of the Palmaz Vineyards winemaking operation, and more akin to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory than a Napa Valley wine cave. After eight years, numerous…
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