Betz Family Winery and the Arc of Père de Famille

July, 2026

Before there was a winery, there was a year in Europe. In 1974, Bob and Cathy Betz did what very few young Americans had the drive or the means to do: they spent twelve months...

Jesse Katz, Aperture, and the Long View of Sonoma Cabernet

June, 2026

There are winemakers who build careers around tradition, and then there are winemakers who seem to build their own gravitational pull. Jesse Katz falls into the second category. As the founder and head winemaker of Aperture...