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17 John Paul
A gray sky hung low over the Red Hills of Dundee, over the leafless November orchards and long, sloping vineyard rows. The gravel driveway crested the hill, and I parked near a small solar array and climbed out. Rain fell slowly, more mist than rain, a fog, a miasma—just the kind of weather, I thought, turning up my collar and crunching across the lot, to meet a wizard. The top of the hill, even under cloudy skies, offered astonishing views of the valley and the Coast Range, yet the facilities were unpretentious, clearly built for the work of growing grapes and making wine. The Carhartt-wearing vineyard manager let me in, then fired up the forklift and set himself to organizing pallets of Pinot and Chardonnay. I turned a corner—and there he was, the Wizard of Worden Hill himself, owner and founder of Cameron Wines, John Paul.