Napa’s Dominus Buys Yountville Ranch Vineyard from Markham

Dominus Estate, the Napa Valley winery owned by Bordeaux’s Christian Moueix, has purchased the 86-acre Yountville Ranch Vineyard from Markham Vineyards, next door to Dominus' Napanook vineyard. Neither party disclosed a purchase price.Moueix told Wine Spectator that despite the current challenges facing the wine industry, he believes strongly in Napa wine’s future. “Usually I’m not that optimistic for business, but I’m optimistic. First, we love the terroir of our v