809 Coombs Street
Napa, CA 94559
Phone: 707-252-7122
Fax: 707-255-6876
Contact: Mary Trumble, Office Manager
Web Site: http://www.dpfnapa.com/
DP&F is located in Napa, California, and since 1965 has served the legal needs of the wine industry in California, the rest of the U.S., and abroad. Among the services DP&F can provide are assistance with sales and purchases of wineries and vineyards, debt/equity financing, grape sale/purchase agreements, alcohol beverage regulation, land use planning, environmental regulation, establishment of wine appellations, broker and distribution agreements and terminations, license transfers, labeling matters, litigation involving wine contamination (including cork taint), and business succession planning.
Most DP&F lawyers are personally involved in the wine industry as owners of wineries, vineyards and wine storage facilities. Additionally, DP&F lawyers regularly address regional and international conferences and publish articles on subjects related to the wine industry, Richard Mendelson is a lecturer at the CLE Wine, Beer & Spirits Law Conference, University of California at Davis Wine Marketing Short Course, University of Bordeaux Wine MBA Program and the University of Aix-Marseille Law School, and a director for Academie Amorim, Paris, France. Matt Eisenberg received a Wine Captain's Certificate from the Sommelier Society of America and has worked as cellar master, wine buyer and sommelier at the "21" Club in New York City.