The Shady History of Mayor Pete’s Wine Cave—and the Ultra-Rich Couple That Owns It
For nearly fifteen years, Democratic politicians pitching themselves to the biggest donors in Napa Valley have found themselves in the luxurious wine cave of Craig and Kathryn Hall. “The room where it happens” includes a Swarovski crystal chandelier suspended above a cherrywood table with seating for three dozen.
As Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said in Thursday night’s Democratic presidential debate: “Think about who comes to that.”
Warren was referring to a fundraiser, billed as “An Evening in the Vineyards with Mayor Pete,” held last week in support of South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, where $1,000 could purchase a photograph and $2,800 gained access to a dinner beneath, as Hall Rutherford winery describes it, “Donald Lipski’s magnificent ‘Chilean Red’ chandelier,” adorned with 1,500 Swarovski crystals.
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