The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and Friends

Suzanne Deal Booth -- Bella Oaks and Wheeler Farms in Napa Valley

The Taste with Doug Shafer – a Podcast About Wine, Food, and Friends

Show Notes

Suzanne Deal Booth is a fairly recently name to Napa Valley in that her first released vintage was 2018 from Bella Oaks winery, a property with a rich legacy. More recently she purchased Wheeler Farms on Zinfandel Lane, just south of St. Helena. Her story, though, begins not in wine but in art restoration and preservation, a passion that has taken her to iconic sites around the world. Today she combines that love for art, history, and wine into her properties and her wines, which are earning great critical response and gaining fans around the world. Learn more at: bellaoaks.com wheelerfarmswine.com

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