Old Friends 1960s-1980s
We’ve opened the family album! Here are some of the friends who’ve made Schaefer’s a great wine store over the years. Don’t miss our list of recent VIP visitors, too!
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- Hubert Trimbach stopped by the same day ca. Early 1990s
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- A very young Dave Stare, owner of Dry Creek Vineyards held forth in our store. ca. 1980′s
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- Alexandre Comtes de Lur Saluces and George discussing Yquem vintages February, 1990
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- Rodney Strong became a good friend of Schaefer’s Here, the dance and wine master at a winemaker dinner, ca. late 1990s
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- California’s legendary winemaker, Myron Nightingale held forth in our tasting room ca. 1980′s Nightingale made California’s first botrytised wine in 1956, Cresta Blanca’s Premier Sémillon
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- Mt. Veeder’s Mike Bernstein, ca. 1980s
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- Graf Matuschka and his wife, of Schloss Vollrads ca. 1980s
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- Lou Foppiano ca. 1979
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- Len Olson and George share a moment on one of our annual winery bus trips to Michigan’s Tabor Hill ca. 1980s
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- Alan Hemphill, president and founder of Ch. St. Jean ca. 1980′s (That’s Chef Leslee Reis on the right)
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- George receiving an award for excellence from Serena Sutcliffe October 26, 1996
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- Peter Mondavi of the Charles Krug Winery ca. 1988
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- Pat Paulsen stopped by to autograph a few bottles. ca. 1988
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- George enjoyed a glass of Champagne with Michael Broadbent, MW Wine Director for Christies 1983
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- Count de Lafayette and George, May, 1976
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- Carl Wente (3rd generation owner of his winery), George Schaefer (2nd generation owner of his store) and Louis Martini (2nd generation owner of his winery) ca. 1972
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- Bernard Grivelet at Schaefer’s in September, 1978
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- Franz Karl Schmitt and George at dinner ca. 1971
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- Charlie Grant Gordon and George in October, 1968
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- George met Peter Sichel’s young sons in the courtyard at Château Palmer ca. 1971 (The one on the right – behind George, James, now runs the family export business.)
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- George getting ready for a cook-out with a couple of his friends ca. 1980s
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- Georges Duboeuf and George Schaefer ca. 1980s
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- Anjelo Gaja, master of Barbaresco, George, and Italian importer, Neil Empson ca. early 1980s
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- Doug Meador, founder of Ventana Vineyards, ca. early 1980s
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- Dick Sanford ca. 1980s
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- Bernard Portet, owner of Clos du Val ca. early 1980s
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- Gerald Asher and George ca. Early 1990s
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- George met the legendary André Tchelistcheff at Beaulieu Vineyards in February, 1971. In the group of four, George is on the right.
And others who have been an important part of our Saturday tastings over the years include Alexandre, Marquis de Lur Saluces; Bonny Doon’s Randall Grahm; Pesquera’s Alejandro Fernandez; Guenoc’s Orville McGoon, Monticello’s Jay Corley…. and many more.