Appellation Napa Valley by Richard Mendelson restaurant California

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THE COLLABORATION:

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Gavin Kaysen of Spoon and Stable in Minneapolis and Curtis Duffy of Grace in Chicago—the latter through documentary filmmaker Kevin Pang—provide insight into the culinary home they have each found after years of searching for just that

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Appellation Napa Valley by Richard Mendelson restaurant CaliforniaIn Appellation Napa Valley, the renowned wine lawyer and industry authority Richard Mendelson takes us inside the legal and commercial struggles that did so much to make the Napa Valley into what it is today. Along the way, he brings us incisive portraits of the men and women who joined hands in common cause and spirit, igniting a revolution in American wine and food in the process. Enlivened by exquisite maps and drawings from vineyards and cellars,