Chateau Your Name Here

摘要

MARK JONES HAD wanted to try his hand at winemaking for the longest time. But the Chicago-based marketing , executive, who has been collecting wine for 15 years, simply assumed he'd have to move to California, buy a vineyard, and hire an expert consultant. Then he discovered Crushpad. Through this San Francisco outfit that guides aspiring vintners through the process, Jones could make a barrel o wine, or 300 bottles, for as little as 4,500 dollars. He went for the deluxe package, paying 9,000 dollars for extra attention from professional winemakers and cabernet sauvignon grapes from Napa-based Stagecoach Vineyard, which supplies high-end wineries such as Caymus and Robert Biale Vineyards. "I said: 'Eureka, here's my chance to make wine without investing millions of dollars,'" says Jones, 44.