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- ↑ James Laube and Daniel Sogg. "New Investor Takes Control of Duckhorn Wine Co". Wine Spectator. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
- ↑ Forman (2000). Launching Bordeaux-Style Wines in the Napa Valley. University of California, Berkeley, Regional Oral History Office. pp. 106–109.
- ↑ "2000 Chateau Montelena". TCWC. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2007-07-20.