Rupert Murdoch Buys Winery for $28.8 Million

Rupert Murdoch is getting into the wine business. The Wall Street Journal reports that he has purchased Moraga Vineyards for $28.8 million. Murdoch first heard of the winey via an article in the Journal. Of course.

The winery is located on 13 acres in Bel Air, and boasts a 7,500-square-foot main house (built by Victor Fleming, who directed Gone With The Wind and The Wizard of Oz), a guest house, staff quarters, a tasting room, and a 2,300-square-foot winery that produces about 1,500 cases of vino a year. The

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