My Latest in Wines and Vines Magazine: Technical Spotlight on Lingua Franca

By L.m. Archer @lmarcherml

Lingua Franca: Willamette Valley winery builds a state-of-the-art, quake-resistant production facility  

by L.M. Archer 

‘Lingua Franca’ means ‘honest tongue’ in French, and is a winery collaboration between co-owners internationally renown Master Sommelier Larry Stone and attorney David Honig, and Burgundy vignerons Dominque Lafon and Thomas Savre.

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When the 2014 South Napa earthquake subsided, wine consultant and master sommelier Larry Stone surveilled the wreckage of his Napa home and thought, “Wherever I work next, it’s gonna be earthquake-proof.” Read more hereCopyright © Wines & Vines