Napa the prize as Gallo rides to Martini’s rescue
By Larry Walker | 13 September 2002
The idealists would have us believe Gallo has helped out an old compatriot by acquiring the struggling Napa winery Louis M Martini. However, the world's largest winemaker has made an astute buy as well, as Larry Walker explains.
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The idealists would have us believe Gallo has helped out an old compatriot by acquiring the struggling Napa winery Louis M Martini. However, the world's largest winemaker has made an astute buy as well, as Larry Walker explains.
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