Wine Industry Profile: Richard Peterson
A fabulous article in the Chronicle’s Wine section today about Richard Peterson, father of Heidi Peterson Barrett. This man was influential, not just because of his progeny, but also because of the things he did for the wine industry, things like inventing the equipment for stacking barrels securely on top of one another, and making different wines that hadn’t been tried before. His credentials are humbling, and include Gallo, BV, Atlas Peak, and Monterey Vineyards, holding high ranking positions at all. It’s nice to dig into the lives of some of the people that have contributed so much into the wine industry, and give them credit where due.
