Meet Dave Guffy the Director of Winemaking at The Hess Collection. A typical Thursday afternoon in New London - Dave stopped by the store to see our cellar for himself, and to share his thoughts on Napa winemaking. The Hess Collection is owned by Swiss financier Donald Hess, they have long made excellent Cabernet and Chardonnay; prices have always been fair, even when it was de rigueur for Napa Cab to cost $75.
Under Guffy, Hess is turning out truly great wines -- three are among The Chronicle's Top 100 Wines of 2005 -- and developing a portfolio that shows not only Guffy's skill but also the company's commitment to replanting diseased and underperforming vines on its 300 acres on Mount Veeder, and feeding its Chardonnay program with fruit grown in American Canyon, just south of Napa.
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