The relationship business w/ Chris Baker, Brassfield Estate

XChateau Wine Podcast by Robert Vernick

Jun 9, 202644:38Arts

After retiring twice, Chris Baker, President of Brassfield Estate, was lured back in by a unique opportunity to build one of the world’s largest monopoles in the High Valley AVA of Lake County, California. Its unique vol...

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