St. Helena ~ Napa Valley (AVA)
Now a seasoned veteran of the Napa Cabernet game, Amy Aiken, finally launches her own brand
Years in the making, Meander Cellars’ inaugural vintage has just been released.
by
Alan Goldfarb
November 10, 2005
After getting her masters in plant pathology at UC Santa Cruz, Amy Aiken followed her boyfriend Joel up to the Napa Valley where Craig Williams at Joseph Phelps interviewed her for a job working the crush of 1989. She recalls, “He was asking me all these questions and I said to myself, Why is he asking me these questions? I have more ability than anyone in the room.”
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