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“Napa has a habit of romanticizing the winemaker while rendering the vineyard worker invisible,” Florencia says. Her Argentine-American perspective bridges corporate boardrooms and vineyard crew assemblies with ease. “During turbulent times, prestige doesn’t mean anything if you are a terrible employer. The people handling the canopy are the real winemakers.”

Palmaz dismantled the standard seasonal turn-and-burn farming model. The vineyard canopy along Mount George is trained high to eliminate back-breaking stoop labor. Nowadays, the employ smart, UV-deflecting tech fabrics replace heavy gear; and full-time day and night shifts carry comprehensive year-round stability.

“The vineyard floor is a ballet, and the crew shapes every single bottle that leaves our cellar,” she emphasizes. “When you treat the cellar team as disposable, the wine suffers. When every individual on that sorting table knows they own the outcome just as much as the cellar master, the vintage legacy takes care of itself.”

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