Mystery among the vines: Why is the FBI probing some of Napa Valley's fanciest wineries?

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Mystery among the vines: Why is the FBI probing some of Napa Valley's fanciest wineries?
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Among the Napa Valley luminaries whose county records have been subpoenaed in a secretive federal probe are the owners of Hall Wines, Caymus Vineyards, Alpha Omega, The Prisoner — and the list goes on.

Highway 29 winds along the floor of the Napa Valley through Yountville and St. Helena and up into Calistoga, passing by vineyards that produce some of the most celebrated and expensive wines in the world. The road, lined with rows of grapevines planted along sun-dappled hills, is justly famous for its stunning beauty — and the stunning number of Michelin-rated restaurants, spas and boutique inns that have popped up among the vineyards.

After years of regulatory and legal wrangling, the development was tentatively approved by the Board of Supervisors in late 2021. Pedroza voted in favor of the project. His vote set off a new controversy when a local activist, documentary filmmaker Beth Nelsen, discovered that Pedroza's father-in-law had bought property adjacent to the proposed vineyard.

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