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Ridge Vineyards, Monte Bello. Although Ridge Vineyards was founded in the early 1960s, wine production at the winery's Monte Bello location has a much longer history. Grapevines were first planted on Monte Bello Ridge by Osea Perrone, a doctor and prominent member of the northern California Italian immigrant community, in 1885.
Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants is an Illinois-based restaurant and winery chain founded by Tim McEnery. [1] The company's 69 locations each include a full-service restaurant, tasting room, and retail store. [2] The company opened its first restaurant location in Orland Park, Illinois in 2005.
Pomona Winery Pomona, Illinois: 1991 Member of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail [2] and located within the Shawnee Hills AVA. [3] Prairie State Winery Genoa, Illinois: 1998 Member of the Northern Illinois Wine Trail. [1] Press House Winery Nauvoo, Illinois: 2019 Member of the Mississippi Valley Wine Trail. [5] Rocky Waters Vineyard and Winery ...
Paul Draper (born March 10, 1936) is a California winemaker who has been the chief winemaker at Ridge Vineyards in California since 1969. Without any formal training in winemaking, Draper first gained recognition for his 1971 Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon when it placed fifth at the Judgment of Paris wine tasting. [1]
David Ralph Bennion (1929–1988) was a leading California winemaker who was the founder and winemaker at Ridge Vineyards in California from 1959 to 1969. From an early period, Bennion labeled Ridge Vineyards wines by vineyard, district and appellation, a first for California Zinfandel and a practice later followed by nearly every winery in the state.
The oldest recorded Concord vineyard in Illinois was planted in 1851 and is located in Nauvoo State Park; the vineyard is still producing fruit. By 1880 there were over 600 acres (2.4 km 2 ) of grapes and 40 wine cellars in Nauvoo, and the town was known for its fine wines.
The following is a non-exhaustive list of vineyards and wineries from around the world. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( July 2013 )
It produces wine brands including Franzia, Cupcake Vineyards, Benziger Family Winery, Chloe Wine Collection, 7 Deadly Wines, Imagery Estate Winery, Concannon Vineyard, and Almaden Vineyards. As of 2008, the company was the world's third-largest wine producer. [ 1 ]