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Santa Barbara County is an oasis of rolling hills, ancient oak trees and cattle ranches claiming more than 200 wineries and 21,000 acres (8,500 ha) of vine, with the vast majority of the vineyards residing in seven AVAs: Santa Maria Valley, Santa Ynez Valley, Sta. Rita Hills, Happy Canyon, Ballard Canyon, Los Olivos District and Alisos Canyon ...
In 1943, [2] [13] [6] San Francisco advertising executive Fred McCrea and his wife Eleanor bought the land, formerly a goat ranch, as a vacation property. In 1947 they planted it with 8 acres of Riesling, 5 acres of Pinot blanc, and 6 acres of Chardonnay [1] sourced from the Wente family in the Livermore Valley, with which they hoped to emulate the white wines of Burgundy.
St. Helena is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located within Napa Valley, centered in and around the town of St. Helena, California.It was established by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) on October 11, 1995, after the ATF received a petition from Mr. Charles A. Carpy, Chairman of the St. Helena Appellation Committee, proposing to establish a new viticultural area in Napa ...
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1952 – First Save Mart store opens in Modesto, California. 1973 – Yosemite Wholesale opens in Merced, California. 1981 – Bob Piccinini is named president. 1984 – Save Mart partners with two other retailers to launch Mid-Valley Dairy, producer of Sunnyside Farms products. SMART Refrigerated Transport opens in Turlock, California. 1985 ...
Newton Vineyard is a wine estate on Spring Mountain near St. Helena in California's Napa Valley. Founded in 1977 by Peter Newton and his wife, it is now part of the Estates & Wines division of LVMH , which acquired a controlling interest in the business in 2001.
Heitz Cellar is a California wine producer located within Napa Valley east of the town of St. Helena.An early modern era Napa Valley presence and pioneering exponent of French oak, [2] the estate enjoys a historical renown with the success of its Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, [3] and has also been described as a "master of Grignolino".
Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery is a winery in the southern outskirts of St. Helena, California, in the St. Helena AVA of the Napa Valley, in the United States. The estate was established in 1882. The winery is a producer of Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. As of 2021, about 40 acres are under cultivation, which typically produces ...