Ric Forman

Richard ("Ric") Forman is an influential winemaker, vineyard manager, and consultant, who has made critical contributions to the rise of Napa Valley as one of the premier winemaking regions of the world.

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Forman is credited with introducing vintage-dated Merlot,cite news | publisher=San Francisco Chronicle|accessdate=2007-08-01|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/12/08/WIGHOG1BSB1.DTL|date=December 8, 2005|author=Linda Murphy|title=Winemaker of the Year:Duckhorn Takes Wing] and (along with Dick Graff) barrel fermentation of white wines, to California. Foreman was long-time winermaker of Sterling Vineyards. After leaving Sterling he helped found Newton Vineyard. He was also instrumental in the founding of Duckhorn Vineyards.cite news|publisher=Wine Spectator|url=http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Features/0,1197,3922,00.html|title=New Investor Takes Control of Duckhorn Wine Co.|accessdate=2007-07-06 | author=James Laube and Daniel Sogg ] Later, he befriended rancher David Abreu, with whom he co-founded both Abreu Vineyards Management, a vineyard management company, and a winery, Abreu Vineyards. [cite book
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title = Launching Bordeaux-Style Wines in the Napa Valley:
publisher = University of California, Berkeley, Regional Oral History Office
date = 2000
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pages = pp.106-109
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id = ] Foreman is considered an expert in non- malolactic Chardonnay. [cite web | url=http://www.tcwc.com/s.nl/it.A/id.59486/.f |accessdate=2007-07-20|publisher=TCWC|title=2000 Chateau Montelena]

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