New Beaulieu: Righting the Ship

Winemaker Trevor Durling has Beaulieu Vineyard back on track for quality Cabernet Sauvignon

New Beaulieu: Righting the Ship
Senior editor James Molesworth dives into the history of the historic Beaulieu Vineyard and its promising future. (Alina Tyulyu)
From the Nov 15, 2022, issue

Beaulieu Vineyard is one of California’s legendary names. Things began to shift, however, when Heublein purchased BV in 1969. A new winery facility was built in 2007, dedicated to the de Latour bottling, and from there the wines were solid, but not in the league of the glory days of the de Latour bottlings from the 1960s and 1970s. But changes in ownership and a new winemaker have helped BV bounce back in recent years. Read more!

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