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Simon Mead as Gus: Manager of the vines and physical 'grunt' of the Oakley vineyard. Cohen Holloway as Vic Grimes: A local lawyer managing the sale of Oakley Vineyard and also a small time winemaker and husband of Nic Grimes. Carrie Green as Nic Grimes: a clay sculptor with a quest to improve her fertility and have a child.
The winery's second release sold out in 16 hours, and the following year sales were staggered, with repeat customers first on the list. [6] SFGate said in 2008 that Scarecrow had a yearly output of around 400 cases, calling it a cult wine similar to the Screaming Eagle winery. [6] At that time, it remained owned by Bret Lopez and Mimi DeBlasio.
Santa Barbara County's first post-Prohibition commercial winery, aptly named Santa Barbara Winery, was founded in 1962 by Pierre Lafond, the 32-year-old owner of a popular wine and cheese shop. Two years later, the county's first commercial wine grape vineyard was planted by UC Davis viticulture graduates Uriel Nielsen and Bill De Mattei in the ...
It lies in northern Santa Barbara County, according to the boundary description and USGS maps, and is entirely within the Central Coast viticultural area. The expansion added 18,790 acres (7,600 ha), nine vineyards, 255 acres (103 ha) of commercial viticulture, and 60–200 acres (24–81 ha) under viticultural development to the area ...
Under long-time winemaker Ric Forman (later of Abreu Vineyards), they released California's first vintage-dated Merlot. [3] The Coca-Cola Company bought the winery in 1977, in a short-lived attempt to enter the wine market. Seagram bought the winery in 1982, and was in turn purchased by Diageo in 2001. [2]
The wineries, vineyards and cellars are supported by three state and regional organizations: the Arizona Wine Growers Association, a non-profit NGO representing, educating and promoting the state's wine industry, Willcox Wine Country , a non-profit dedicated to increasing viability of wineries and vineyards in the southeast portion of Arizona ...
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The winery was established by C.H. Wente in 1883 on 50 acres of land. [3] Having received training in wines while working for Charles Krug of Napa Valley, Wente purchased a few vineyards and land with ideal soil for grape growing. [3]