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ine-loving lawyer Chris Hermann decided to produce Chardonnay in 2015, founded Double Zero with his father, a professor at Oregon State University, and hired Burgundy-based consultant Pierre Millemann to create a range of wines. The flagship VGW (Very Good White) has the largest production at about 1,000 cases. The EGW (Extra Good White) uses some old-vine fruit, and the superb Freya Hermann Cuvée is a

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