date:Dec 19, 2012
California-based Paul Hobbs Winery, along with a private equity investment firm GI Partners, has purchased Tourmaline Vineyard in Napa Valley.
Located in the Coombsville American Viticultural Area (AVA), the vineyard has a total area of 90 acres among which 63 acres are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot vines. The vineyard has been a source for providing grapes to wineries such as Cardinale, Merus, Chappellet and Paul Hobbs Winery.
The purchase of Tourmal