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Winemaker Charles Smith on Wine, Music: “You Don’t Fly in Jerry Lee Lewis and Get Cheap on the Piano”
A chat with the celebrated rock star of Washington wine about the connection between music and the vine
Winemaking has been Charles Smith’s passion for nearly two decades, but it was within the music world where Smith first began professionally, managing rock bands and concert tours for the likes of the Raveonettes. Music and wine have since lived side by side in the celebrated vintner’s conceptual vision, from his uniform of black jeans…