The Fetzer family was among California's wine pioneers in the 1960s and '70s, but when the family sold the wine brand in the early 1990s, a non-compete kept them out of the business for nearly a decade. Tragedy kept them out even longer, but today third-generation vintners Jake and Ben Fetzer are making distinct Pinot Noirs in Mendocino County's Eagle Peak AVA. Read more about their high-elevation vineyard and why their Pinot Noirs are worth taking note of.
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