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Hess also inherited a hotel in
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as an apprentice, he managed to run the family brewery. As a specialty, he used a new method for brewing a non-alcoholic beer, which became successful in the entire
Switzerland. After a few years, he sold his brewery to a larger group and used the proceeds to buy a mineral spring in
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area in 1978. In addition, he leased the old
Christian Brothers winery building nearby where he created a museum for contemporary art. Later, additional vineyards were bought by Hess in Northern California. The unique combination of wineries and art collection is called the
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he tasted local wines and was impressed by their quality. He decided to look for vineyards instead of mineral water sources. Against the trend in the Napa Valley, he bought his first vineyards higher up at the foot of the
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under the leadership of two stepsons of Donald Hess, sold their wineries in
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