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Top independent grower on North Coast bets on future

The Press Democrat

May 15, 2009

Andy Beckstoffer, the North Coast’s largest independent grape grower, has purchased two pear orchards in Mendocino County and begun converting them into about 300 acres of organic chardonnay vineyards. The project on the banks of the Russian River in Hopland reflects Beckstoffer’s belief that the wine industry’s future remains strong, especially for reasonably priced wines....