Robin Lail is a very unique talent and force within the wine industry. Growing up among the operations of her great-granduncle Gustave Niebaum's Inglenook, Robin learned from an early age what legacy ...
Napa Valley winemaking dates back over 180 years, with many next-generation descendants still crafting wine today. I recently visited Robin Daniel Lail of Lail Vineyards, descendant of the historic ...
Since she was four years old, a child growing up in the vineyards of Napa Valley, Robin Lail knew she wanted to leave the world a better place. Lail was raised at Inglenook, the legendary estate ...
Robin Daniel Lail grew up on a storied Rutherford wine estate, has worked closely with Napa Valley stalwarts Robert Mondavi and Bill Harlan, helped establish the valley’s renowned summer wine auction, ...
As Auction Napa Valley approaches June 1-4, Robin Daniel Lail can look back with many memories, but probably few are more rewarding than her part in launching what was then called the Napa Valley Wine ...
Robin Lail’s roots run deep in Napa Valley, and she has decided to use them to do her part to try to help a broader realm, planet Earth. The fourth-generation vintner has just been appointed the sole ...
Robin is the direct descendant of Gustave Niebaum, founder of the famed Inglenook Vineyards. And while she loved growing up among the grape vines, it wasn’t until 1977 that she launched her career in ...
Last week, I wrote about Robin Lail experiencing Napa Valley’s modern wine history through boom and bust, and how she was addressing the current challenge of climate change as an ambassador for the ...
A slight chill in the evening air and the pending official start of Fall sends me in to the cellar with the desire to sip big, bold Napa Valley Cabs and Blends. Many wineries are releasing their 2008 ...
In March of 2020 I flew from Bordeaux to San Francisco to visit friends in the Napa Valley wine country. The plan was to stay for a week. On arrival in the U.S., a customs officer mentioned how all ...
Women, in increasing numbers, are finding footholds in the traditionally male-dominated wine industry — as winery owners, vineyard managers, winemakers and more. In Southwest Florida, women are also ...
Robin Daniel Lail grew up on a storied Rutherford wine estate, has worked closely with Napa Valley stalwarts Robert Mondavi and Bill Harlan, helped establish the valley’s renowned summer wine auction, ...