3 May 2011
Sonoma shiftings
Will the wheeling and dealing never end for Jean-Charles Boisset (pictured) and William Foley?
Boisset Family Estates, based in Burgundy and with expanding holdings in California, has purchased historic Buena Vista Carneros in Sonoma. Just a few days prior, Foley became principal investor in Crushpad, a custom winemaking facility that began its life in San Francisco, relocated to the Silverado Trail in Napa Valley, and is in the process of moving its equipment and wines to excess space at Foley's Sebastiani Vineyards in the town of Sonoma.
Aside from the press release blah-blah about embracing history and expressing terroir, Boisset's...