48 { THE SOMM JOURNAL } DECEMBER/JANUARY 2018/2019
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winery architecture
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EDGY BRAND THE PRISONER WINE COMPANY
GETS A BEFITTING HOME OF ITS OWN
by Deborah Parker Wong / photos by Alexander Rubin
Ask any California sommelier to name a trending wine style
and "red blend" is all but guaranteed to rank among the top three replies. The
category has grown by leaps and bounds, now accounting for more than 40
percent of new entrants in the U.S. wine market in recent years, according to
a 2016 report by Wine Business Monthly.
Sun
A Place in the
A view of the impressive covered entrance
into The Prisoner Wine Company's new
winery just south of St. Helena, CA.
