HEALDSBURG, Calif. — High above rows and rows of vineyards, beyond the varietals of Chardonnay and Syrah and Sauvignon Blanc, a natural wonder etched into the mountainous foothills that divide Napa and Sonoma Counties in Northern California, the shape of a small chapel forms in the distance under brilliant sunlight.
“It’s awe-inspiring,” Bill Foley said. “You’re pretty close to God here.”
It might be the one thing that can bring him pause from a ridiculously successful life, overlooking the 1,300 acres that encapsulate the majestic Chalk Hill Estate, its scope of microclimates and soils and exposures allowing winemakers to create the intense, balanced and distinctive tastes that shaped his love affair with various vintages.