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winery · Ribbon Ridge, USA

Beaux Frères

[{'name': 'Michael Etzel', 'role': 'founder and winemaker'}, {'name': 'Robert Parker Jr.', 'role': 'co-investor (original)'}] · {'soil': 'exclusively Willakenzie marine sedimentary — no volcanic Jory', 'location': 'Ribbon Ridge AVA', 'estate_ha': 18, 'established': 1990}
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The reputation — the story that sells at the table

The wine that defined the Ribbon Ridge AVA; the Parker co-ownership created early fame, the quality sustains current reputation. Willakenzie soils give Beaux Frères its distinctive earthy mineral signature.

Practice
Michael Etzel (co-owner) is the brother-in-law of Robert Parker Jr.; co-founded 1990 with Parker's investment. Parker's early praise amplified Beaux Frères' profile; the wines have long since earned reputation independent of the celebrity association. Ribbon Ridge's exclusively Willakenzie marine sedimentary soils produce distinctive earthy, mineral pinot noir.
Positioning
premium · Allocated — mailing list. Select premium restaurant accounts.
Importer lines
US — not yet · UK — not yet · Japan — not yet
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Where to get it — Pat's Rule

Origin: Beaux Frères, Ribbon Ridge — named here for every reader, everywhere, as the discovery authority.

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