This is the first in a series of quick glimpses of wine industry people and entities based on the Panama Papers' massive data trove. That data has been collected by The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

News coverage of the Panama Papers has focused primarily on the lurid, and the sensational: tyrants, moguls, and top government officials who are suspected be illegally using anonymous off-shore corporations, banks, attorneys and others to conceal billions in looted cash or to evade taxes.

But, just as "Girls just wanna have fun" some people just wanna have privacy or avail themselves of totally legal tax and business advantages.

There are numerous legitimate uses for offshore companies and trusts. The use of a domestic LLC, offshore account or business entity should not be construed as evidence of improper conduct.

A Napa Valley Sampler

While Napa Valley is physically a long way from international tax and privacy havens like Panama, Switzerland or Vanuatu, it is located relatively close to the international offshore business and banking capitals.

The following examples barely scratch the surface of enormous, multi-layered tiers of data that we will dig deeper on as time goes on. And post the results for you.

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