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es, marketing, sales and administration, compliance – is all consolidated. I'm very proud of my winemakers and our relationship with them in that they are really independent and they are focused on making the best wine they can from their particular appellation or the appellations they're involved with. We give them a lot of support. We spend a lot of money to get the right wine in the bottle, sometimes irrespective of what we're selling the wine for. In my view, if we make the finest wine we can at every price-point, we're going to be successful. BILL FOLEY'S RESUME + Birthplace: Austin, Texas + Education: Bachelor of science, engineering, U.S. Military Academy at West Point; master's in business administration, Seattle University; juris doctor, University of Washington School of Law. + Business Background: Chairman, Fidelity National Inc. + Current Position: Founder, Foley Family Wines + Personal: An avid golfer, Foley was named one of Golf Digest's Top 20 Executive Golfers in the World in 2006. ness like Fidelity and running a winery? [ BF ] The similarities are more related to the philosophy we had at Fidelity, always put the customer first, which is what we try to do in our wine business. The model we developed as we made acquisitions at Fidelity National Financial, we would buy a company and we would keep the front office as it was. Just so when I buy a winery, I keep the winemaker in place. If there's a vineyard manager, normally he stays in place. But the back office – the finance, accounting, human resourc- Zyme-O-Enzymes Bioferm & Springcell Red Star & Springer Yeast Color Tan & Querca Tan Range Heinrich Oak Chips, Powder & Staves Michelle Locke , a freelance writ- er based in the San Francisco Bay area, has covered the wine industry for more than a decade. She is a freelance contributor to the Associated Press. Comments? Please e-mail us at feedback@vwmmedia.com. Proud to offer BECO DE FREE Filter Sheets & Pads and Padovan Filtration Systems Malo Plus, HA, D, & Multi Bacteria BECO Filter Sheets & Pads Parsec Micro-Oxygenation Systems Stoltzle Crystal Stemware Your Wine Filtration Experts Bartlett Press Membranes Padovan Filtration Systems Cellar Supplies & Fining Agents Check out our website or call us for more information! American Tartaric Products, Inc. 1230 Shiloh Road, Windsor CA 95492 (707) 836-6840 www.americantartaric.com 76 V I N E YARD & WINERY MANAGEMENT | Sept - Oct 2013 w w w. v w m m e d i a . c o m