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Over the span of a remarkable 50 year career, Ted Hall has been a cattle rancher, organic farmer, music executive, restaurateur, winery owner, sailor, and philanthropist. He is the President & CEO of Napa Valley’s Long Meadow Ranch (LMR), founded with his wife Laddie in 1989. The Ranch, a leading entity in organic agriculture, includes three wine estates in Napa and Mendocino counties, Farmstead restaurant in Napa Valley, and over 2000 acres on which is farmed olives, fruits and vegetables, as well as grass-fed beef and lamb. Hall graduated from Princeton University with a degree in electrical engineering and received his MBA from Stanford University. After joining the global consulting firm McKinsey & Company, Hall went on to become the youngest senior, then managing, partner, over the course of 28 years with the firm. He has been a director of the Napa Valley Grapegrowers since 2014. He is the recipient of the 2017 Grower of the Year Award from the Napa Valley Grapegrowers and the 2013 Acre by Acre Award from the Land Trust of Napa Valley.
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Over the span of a remarkable 50 year career, Ted Hall has been a cattle rancher, organic farmer, music executive, restaurateur, winery owner, sailor, and philanthropist. He is the President & CEO of Napa Valley’s Long Meadow Ranch (LMR), founded with his wife Laddie in 1989. The Ranch, a leading entity in organic agriculture, includes three wine estates in Napa and Mendocino counties, Farmstead restaurant in Napa Valley, and over 2000 acres on which is farmed olives, fruits and vegetables, as well as grass-fed beef and lamb. Hall graduated from Princeton University with a degree in electrical engineering and received his MBA from Stanford University. After joining the global consulting firm McKinsey & Company, Hall went on to become the youngest senior, then managing, partner, over the course of 28 years with the firm. He has been a director of the Napa Valley Grapegrowers since 2014. He is the recipient of the 2017 Grower of the Year Award from the Napa Valley Grapegrowers and the 2013 Acre by Acre Award from the Land Trust of Napa Valley.
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Check out more about Karen MacNeil by visiting her website bit.ly/KarenMacNeil
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The Wine Bible by Karen MacNeil. It's the best-selling wine book in the U.S. Buy it here! bit.ly/thewinebible
