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The Glory That Was Inglenook. Decades ago, this Napa Valley estate made California's grandest wines. By. James Laube. Oct 17, 2001. For most wine lovers, the Inglenook that thrived under the leadership of visionary owner John Daniel Jr. is a distant and fading memory, if it registers at all. The man who dedicated his life to uncommonly high ...
May 27, 2021 · In 1936 ownership passed to John Daniel Jr., Niebaum’s great-nephew, who restored Inglenook to its former glory. Daniel was a stickler for quality who focused on Cabernet Sauvignon, insisted on varietal labeling, and refused to sell any wine not up to his standards.
- Mark Spivak
John Daniel, Jr. was born in San Francisco in 1907, and was raised by Gustav Niebaum’s wife, Susan, following his mother’s death in 1914. Susan lived primarily at Inglenook in Rutherford, and in his youth Daniel developed a fierce passion for the land and the legacy that would shape his life.
Niebaum's great-nephew, John Daniel Jr., took over operations in 1939. The Chiles House on the property is one of the oldest buildings in the Napa Valley. It was built in 1856 and later moved to the winery. In 1943, film producer Joseph Judson Cohn acquired the 195-acre (79 ha) property adjacent to Inglenook Winery.
- 1879
- Rutherford AVA
- Rutherford, California, USA
- Rubicon Estate Winery, Niebaum-Coppola Estate Winery
Feb 13, 2024 · John Daniel, Jr. was sentenced to nine years and nine months in prison to 12 years and nine months in prison. A jury found Daniel guilty of felonious assault and domestic violence charges last week.
- Nadine Grimley
Lail Vineyards was founded by long time Napa Valley vintner Robin (Daniel) Lail and her family. Robin’s history in Napa Valley is significant and deeply rooted. Her great-grand uncle was Gustave Niebaum the founder of Napa’s iconic Inglenook Winery. Her father was John Daniel Jr. (died at age 63 in 1970) who inherited the great Inglenook ...
This wine's namesake is John Daniel Jr., winemaker at Inglenook during that iconic Napa Valley winery's 20th century heyday. And the Lail legacy stretches even further into the past: vintner Robin Daniel Lail's great–granduncle was Captain Gustave Niebaum, who founded Inglenook in 1879.
