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ADELLE ‘BOOTS’ BROUNSTEIN 1927-2019

Adelle ‘Boots’ Brounstein, the co-founder of Diamond Creek Vineyards and one of the pioneering generation of Napa Valley wine producers, has died at the age of 92.

Brounstein and her late husband Al, who died in 2006, founded Diamond Creek in 1967.

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