WASHINGTON — In 1976, Dan Duckhorn, a Northern California native working in the financial industry, and his wife Margaret, founded Duckhorn Vineyards.
Duckhorn was a financial industry entrepreneur who was working with an investment firm in Napa Valley. When the firm decided to divest a nursery operation in Napa Valley, the Duckhorns, with a small group of investors, stepped in and purchased just 10 acres in Napa and started off on an adventure that would excel for more than 30 years and expand into three brands.
