Venture Capitalist Bottles California Pinots That Rival Burgundy
Benchmark Capital’s Kevin Harvey is cracking Pinot Noir's code with Rhys Vineyards in the Santa Cruz Mountains
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Software entrepreneur Kevin Harvey, co-founder of Benchmark Capital, is used to backing startups that make it big, such as Proofpoint and MySQL. It turns out he’s also got the Midas touch when it comes to California’s best spots for pinot noir. He’s just invested in his seventh parcel in the under-appreciated Santa Cruz Mountains south of San Francisco.
His savory, earthy, silky-textured Rhys Vineyards pinots are the closest yet to a California version of great Burgundy—and it’s time to pounce. Here’s why.