Justin Meyer and Silver Oak Cellars :
oral history transcript :
focus on Cabernet Sauvignon /
Justin Meyer ; interviews conducted by Carole Hicke in 1999. Regional Oral History Office, the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley,
2000.

Description

Main Author

Meyer, Justin, 1938-

Related Names

Hicke, Carole, interviewer.
Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.

Language(s)

English

Subjects

Silver Oak Cellars (Oakville, Calif.)
Wine industry > Wine industry / California > Wine industry / California / Napa Valley.
Wine and wine making > Wine and wine making / California > Wine and wine making / California / Napa Valley.
Vintners > Vintners / California > Vintners / California / Interviews.
Oral histories.

Summary

Growing up in Bakersfield, CA; Christian Brothers novice, St. Mary's College; Christian Bros. Winery 1964-1972: Brother Timothy, enology studies, UC Davis, vineyard management, negotiating with Cesar Chavez; evolution of wine consumption 1960s to 1990s; Silver Oak Cellars, 1972, in partnership with Ray Duncan: vineyards, viticulture and winemaking; Franciscan Winery, 1975-1981: Meyer Family Port, professional wine associations, importance of family.

Note

Forms part of the Wine Spectator California wine oral history series.
Also available online.
Audio tape recording of the interviews also available. Shelved as Phonotape 3172 C:1-4.

Physical Description

Phonotapes: 4 sound cassettes.
Transcript: 1 v. (ix, 102 p.) : ports. ; 29 cm.

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