Good Things Come in Threes

By Ruth Tobias · Photos courtesy of Foley Family Wines & Spirits

Over the course of its 45-year history in California’s Napa Valley, Silverado Vineyards has employed only three winemakers—a rather remarkable state of affairs that speaks to the value of continuity as it relates to brand identity. Though change is inevitable in the industry as in life, the sort of institutional knowledge that develops among personnel with long-range perspective is vital to ensuring that a winery’s evolution is in perfect harmony with its mission, as informed by its history.