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Thursday, January 29, 2009
Ridge Vineyards' president Donn Reisen found dead
Posted by Taylor Eason on Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 12:46 PM
On Monday, Donn Reisen, president of famed zinfandel producer Ridge, was found
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dead in his car, an apparent suicide victim. Although winemaker Paul Draper represented the face of this favored winery, Reisen worked 32 years in sales and marketing and propelled it to cult status. A quiet yet incredibly passionate man, one of the best things about Reisen was his dedication to spreading the zeal for zinfandel, our most homegrown grape variety. He served as past president of ZAP (Zinfandel Advocates and Producers) and continued to serve on the board of directors. He told the San Francisco Chronicle in 2004: "America is a melting pot of cultures and Zinfandel, like the European immigrants to the U.S., is part of our American history." More information. He'll be missed.
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Any motive? Note? Anything to indicate why he'd do it? Seems crazy that a guy who is so accomplished would choose to end it all, especially if there were no apparent problems.
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Denis Baldwin
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