Minnesota bank grows portfolio of boutique wineries in Napa Valley

When Andy Amador was 26, he had enough savings to make a down payment on a ranch in California’s Napa Valley, but no bank financing to close the deal. Lucky for him, the seller was willing to hold the note on the 188-acre estuarine flatland at the base of Mt. Veeder. Amador coveted the ranch’s hayfields and pastureland for their hunting potential . . .

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