He has been the wine maker at Beaulieu Vineyards, Atlas Peak and Monterey Vineyards.

Whitbread, in cooperation with the Italian wine company Antinori and Champagne Bollinger of France, owns 800 acres called Atlas Peak in the eastern region of the Napa Valley.

Some of these subregions were created for a single winery: the only winery in the Atlas Peak viticultural area is Atlas Peak.

Atlas, named for nearby Atlas Peak, was founded as a resort community.

Wine grapes are also grown at higher elevations, such as Atlas Peak and Mount Veeder AVAs.

The US portfolio includes Californian brands Geyser Peak, Atlas Peak and XYZin, drawing on the respected Sonoma and Atlas Peak regions.

Sangiovese is sold by about 20 California wineries, including Atlas Peak, which is owned by the Antinori family, Tuscan wine makers for six centuries.

He had wanted to make his own fine wine, too, from grapes grown in a 20-acre vineyard he owns on Atlas Peak on the east side of the valley.

Robert Pepi and Atlas Peak, both in Napa, have produced interesting sangioveses.

The grapes come from the cool Soda Canyon area of Napa Valley, at the base of Atlas Peak.