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The area west of the Russian River was known as "the plaines" or "the ranchos". Prior to Spanish colonization, Alexander Valley was occupied by the Wappo and Pomo. Viticulture in the area dates back to 1843, when Cyrus Alexander used vine cuttings collected from Fort Ross on the Pacific coast, to establish vineyards in the area. [7]
Jordan Vineyard & Winery was founded in 1972 by Tom and Sally Jordan, who first purchased land in 1972 with the dream of planting a vineyard. The Jordan chateau, which overlooks nearly 1,200 acres of hills and vineyards with three quarters of the land dedicated to natural habitat, was designed by the architecture firm Backen, Arrigoni & Ross and was completed in 1976 just before the first ...
The winery was founded in San Francisco, California in 1876 by two Italian brothers, Giuseppe and Pietro Simi, who had immigrated to the United States during the California Gold Rush. [1] They moved operations to Healdsburg, California in 1881, [2] paying $2,250 in gold coins to buy a winery on Front Street. [3] Isabelle Simi
The colony is California Historical Landmark #621. [3] Located in the Alexander Valley AVA, Asti is the home of Asti Winery. [4] By the mid-1950s, it had become the second-most-visited destination in California, after Disneyland. [5] [6] Asti had a post office which closed in 1978. It used the ZIP Code 95413. [7]
Silver Oak Cellars is a family-owned, California winery dedicated to producing only Cabernet Sauvignon.Silver Oak was established in 1972 by Ray Duncan and Justin Meyer.It is currently operated by Ray's sons David Duncan, who serves as the President and CEO, and his brother, Tim Duncan, who serves as Executive Vice President.
Vintage Wine Estates, one of the largest wine conglomerates in America, filed for bankruptcy and plans mass layoffs. Owner of Laetitia Vineyards is going bankrupt. What does that mean for SLO ...
Rodney Strong Vineyards is a family-owned winery based in Healdsburg, California, United States. It was founded in 1959 by wine pioneer and former dancer, Rodney Strong, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] the winery focuses solely on Sonoma County grape growing and wines. [ 1 ]
Sonoma County is home to more than 425 wineries with sixteen distinct and two shared American Viticultural Areas, including the Sonoma Valley AVA, Russian River Valley AVA, Alexander Valley AVA, Bennett Valley AVA and Dry Creek Valley AVA, the last of which is known for the production of high-quality Zinfandels.