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Long before setting his sights on Sacramento, Governor Gavin Newsom had one aspiration: to make fine wine more accessible. A lifelong wine lover who first connected with the fruit of the vine through his father, the San Francisco native cofounded PlumpJack wine shop there in 1992 with a group of partners that included family friend, oil heir, and composer…

