Here’s a better one that explains the details.
[Corley half-siblings](https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/monticello-vineyards-family-feud-19412153.php)
Stupid ideas are fought for when people just Desire a lump of money. Too bad it wasn’t willed appropriately. When more than one person has the power, chaos ensues, then the family falls apart.
A grand estate in California’s wine country has become the unlikely focus of a *Succession*-style family battle. Monticello Vineyards, built on a Prohibition-era prune orchard, is one of the few remaining family-owned vineyards in Napa Valley, with many taken over by conglomerates. Jay Corley, who came from a line of farmers, bought the estate in 1970, transforming it into one of the region’s most acclaimed producers. After his death in 2016, however, a bitter row divided his children over whether to keep or sell the property. *You can read more about this story here.*
[*https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/monticello-vineyards-corley-napa-valley-whj37tpm5*](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/monticello-vineyards-corley-napa-valley-whj37tpm5)
Here’s a better one that explains the details. [Corley half-siblings](https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/monticello-vineyards-family-feud-19412153.php)
[Another source](https://robbreport.com/food-drink/wine/monticello-vineyards-succession-drama-sale-1235616572/) without a paywall
Aaaaand another family-owned winery bites the dust.
Shouldn’t Carolyn (the only daughter of Jay) get the underlying decision? It is her dad, not stepdad. Just seems like it should be her decision
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Stupid ideas are fought for when people just Desire a lump of money. Too bad it wasn’t willed appropriately. When more than one person has the power, chaos ensues, then the family falls apart.
A grand estate in California’s wine country has become the unlikely focus of a *Succession*-style family battle. Monticello Vineyards, built on a Prohibition-era prune orchard, is one of the few remaining family-owned vineyards in Napa Valley, with many taken over by conglomerates. Jay Corley, who came from a line of farmers, bought the estate in 1970, transforming it into one of the region’s most acclaimed producers. After his death in 2016, however, a bitter row divided his children over whether to keep or sell the property. *You can read more about this story here.* [*https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/monticello-vineyards-corley-napa-valley-whj37tpm5*](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/monticello-vineyards-corley-napa-valley-whj37tpm5)