![]() ![]() The palate is savory and dry with an ink feel and firm tannins that will be benefit from aging. James Suckling scored this 94 points saying "Medium-to full-bodied with notes of dark fruit, berries, fresh herbs, menthol and ink. The 2017 was Wine Enthusiast Magazine's #1 Wine of 2020! This multi-vineyards cuvée is aged 18 months in 50% new French oak. 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot grown in extraordinary and distinct Napa Valley sites including Calistoga, Coombsville, Diamond Mountain, Oakville, Rutherford, Stags Leap District, St. Today, with legendary Consultant Pilippe Melka overseeing all of the winemaking, the venture carries forth over 135 years of winemaking in the Napa Valley.įamed enologist Philippe Melka is the winemaker for this 2018 Blueprint Cabernet Sauvignon. Her dream of creating her own extraordinary wines set flight in 1995 when she and her two daughters, Erin and Shannon, set out on their own by launching Lail Vineyards. In the mid-nineties, Robin sold out of her partnerships with a vision of bringing her family’s exciting legacy into the 21st Century. In 1982 Robin co-founded Dominus with Christian Moueix, and in 1983 co-founded Merryvale Vineyards with Bill Harlan, where she served as president for twelve years. Robin launched her vintner career as Robert Mondavi’s personal assistant, who became her mentor in the wine business. Inglenook was passed down to Robin’s grandfather and then to her father, John Daniel Jr., a true innovator (he was the first to put ‘Napa Valley’ on his labels, and pioneered varietal labeling) and wine industry leader who produced legendary wines. If the new publication does embrace the idea of young families and particularly the female side interested in new homes and all aspects of new home living, that?s perfect.Robin Daniel Lail grew up among the vineyards of Inglenook, founded in 1879 by her great-granduncle, Gustave Niebaum, who pioneered fine winemaking in the Napa Valley. ?She has a really good handle on what?s going on today. ?Martha Stewart has a huge base of loyal fans,? said Michael D. Stewart?s version of ?The Apprentice? on NBC has fallen far short of expectations, her company?s publishing division remains a stalwart profit center. Not only does a furniture line bear her name, but last month the company also announced a partnership with developer KB Homes to build housing communities bearing Ms. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia already sells products and projects centered around home life. The company has begun soliciting work to that end from outsiders. In addition to the home-renovation, paint-selection and furnishing tips that will probably populate its pages, it will include some fashion coverage too. Like most magazines published by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, from franchise-leader Martha Stewart Living to the healthy-living book Body & Soul, Blueprint will include a significant lifestyle component. ?We believe there is an opportunity in the 30-something lifestyle category and that MSLO has something unique to offer, but prefer not to comment on specifics,? said company spokeswoman Elizabeth Estroff. That detail and others - including the title and even the focus - presumably could change before the magazine?s planned debut in May. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia expects Blueprint to debut with a circulation around 200,000, media executives said. It has not yet begun filing reports with the Audit Bureau of Circulations, but plans to raise its guaranteed paid circulation to 450,000 with its January/February issue. While Blueprint aims to exploit a niche not served by Time4Media?s This Old House or Meredith?s Country Home or other home-centric books, most of which have readers with median ages around 45 or older, it could directly threaten Conde Nast Publications? younger-skewing Domino.ĭomino arrived last April as a ?style source? for the home. ?The basic concept is a shelter magazine that is skewing younger, that?s written for younger readers than the typical shelter magazines,? said another. ?They told me that this is a magazine that?s being devoted to young adults, 30-somethings, pertaining to purchase and ownership of their first homes.? ?I have been made aware of it by the folks at Martha Stewart,? said one media executive. Martha Stewart's new magazine will be called 'Blueprint.' NEW YORK () - Martha Stewart?s newest magazine - which the company has so far kept under wraps - will be called Blueprint and cater to 30-somethings and their interest in their first homes.
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